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A bridge collapse in this country during which “ninety lives have been taken away” (15[1])was the subject of a notoriously (-5[1])bad poem. A food from this country (15[1])was described as a “great (15[1])chieftain o’ the (15[1])puddin’-race” in a title “Address”. (-5[2])In one poem, an author from this country addressed the title “tim’rous beastie”. That (15[1])poet from this country, who wrote (*) “To A Mouse” asked (10[1])“Should auld acquaintance be forgot / and never brought to mind?” in a poem frequently sung on New Years Eve. For 10 points, an “Auld Lang Syne” and “Address to Haggis” were written by what country’s national poet, Robert Burns? ■END■ (10[3])

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