“4-stanza poem about Chris (an old guy, an expert on languages), Rebecca (a flatulent woman), and Mike (a computer scientist), who have been friends for 45 years”

Chris spins old tales in Russian and Thai,  
His beard is a map of the years gone by;  
He speaks in Greek, then mutters in Basque,  
And laughter erupts at each story he’ll ask.

Rebecca arrives with a huff and a breeze,  
Her laughter is wild, her humor a tease;  
She boasts, “I have friends both near and flat!”  
And always brings light—with a *soundtrack* to that.

Mike with his laptop and logic for days,  
Arrayed in old T-shirts, lost deep in the maze  
Of code and abstraction, yet somehow he hears  
A joke in three languages, met with Rebecca’s cheers.

For forty-five years, their friendship’s been spun  
Through languages, laughter, and Unicode fun.  
Three odd companions—unique and free—  
Together, as rich as three friends can be.

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