The narrator sings about a man who slowly takes control of the world "with a face of an angel and the heart of a beast, " and as the man's promises lead to ruin, Norman's voice becomes increasingly defeated.

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Then, in 1954, a beast who was half-man and half-fish dragged himself out of the sea.

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The word sommelier (pronounced some-el-YAY) is derived from the Vulgar Latin word for "beast of burden, " which may seem at odds with the image of a well-dressed man (or woman) proffering a wine list to a table of guests.

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