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"Tweeze Denied Beef Worker Isthmus", by Ron Hardin of AT&T Bell Labs, retells "'Twas the Night Before...

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Problem

"Tweeze Denied Beef Worker Isthmus", by Ron Hardin of AT&T Bell Labs,
retells "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" in seemingly random words
that, said out loud, sound like the original poem.  Here is the first
part; what is the rest?

TWEEZE DENIED BEEF WORKER ISTHMUS

Tweeze denied beef worker isthmus, winnow Trudy how's,
Knot agreed juries during, gnaw Tiffany moss.
This talking swear unbided Gemini wit cairn
Hint opus scenic (alas!) sinewy dare.
Unjelled runner nozzle tools smuggling deer butts
Well fissions unshoe kerplunks thence endear huts.
Anemometer cur chiffon dyeing mayhap,
Adjust subtle warp reins fairy loin winger snap.
Winnow taunted launderer roast sachet glitter
Ice brine bromide bet deucey woodwinds schemata.

The last line corresponds to, "I sprang from my be to see what was the
matter."

-- Scott Cram <scottcram@aol.com> (November 1996)

[ Editor: problem statement condensed from the posting. ]
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[ Editor: see also language/english/pronunciation/ladle.rat.rotten.hut
for a story told the same way. ]