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September means seven. It sits ninth
The year once began in March
According to tradition, the oldest Roman calendar ran ten months, March to December
January and February were added at the front
September once held the seventh place
The names that followed fell two places back
They never caught up
Two months did change. Quintilis became Julius, Sextilis became Augustus
Other rulers tried to claim a month
None of them stuck
Say September, October, November, December out loud and you are counting in a year that no longer exists

