The Camel And The Floating Driftwood

The first man who ever saw a Camel  
Fled from this new strange new thing;
The second came closer, the third dared to make   
A halter for the Dromedary. 
Custom thus renders everything familiar,
What once seemed to us terrible and odd
Becomes  humdrum in our eyes. 
When it is constantly before us.
And since we are on this subject, I recall
That some people sent to stand watch,
Who saw on the waters from afar a certain object,   
Could not help  but say
That it was a powerful ship.
Moments later, the object became a *fireboat, 
Then nacelle, and then bale, 
In the end it was only driftwood upon the waves. 

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