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February Puzzle: Larger Grains this Time

February, historically an unlucky and mistreated time, is badly in need of some of the joy that can be had from verse and wit. The Cluemeister has therefore decided to take a break from his more mathematical musings in order to present a riddle in four quatrains. See if you can crack it!

A TALE OF MANY PAGES
There once were three anatine nieces
And one was enamoured with pearls.
Another loved oysters to pieces,
And so these two like-minded girls

Went fishing. The sister remaining
Was, tarry-o day, serenaded!
Yet with laws of Camelot reigning,
Her suitor's domain was invaded.

Some parts of his holdings were tabled;
Just two had survived persecution.
The first of these portions was fabled
For its submarine revolution.

The other was swapped for its namesake,
A time which I'll (try to) remember;
But if you can help, for this game's sake,
This month you will be a contender!

What has the narrator forgotten?


If there are multiple correct entries, the most complete explanation will win! Send answers to thorin (dot) tatge (at) pobox (dot) com until February 26th.

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