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I STAND in the heart of the stream,
The air surrounding me, engulfing me,
The water flowing past my feet easily,
...
THE earths come together
And accede to bow our heads with deference
To the light of the world,
For in the beginning the light said a word,
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I say, friend, goodbye:
When I was so low,
When the raging sea tossed me
You, dear darkness, hid my beaten face
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