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I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

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We have lingered in the chambers of the sea By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown Till human voices wake us and we drown.
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Deep Dream Fantasy Girl Human Sea Voice Wake Up
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me.
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Fantasy Myself Sing Thinking
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.
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Change Language Voice Word
We don’t actually fear death, we fear that no one will notice our absence, that we will disappear without a trace.
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Absence Death Fade Fear Ourselves
The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.
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Act Greatness Reason Right Wrong
What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Beginning Deep End Philosophy Start
There will be time, there will be time To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet
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People Preparation Time
Love is most nearly itself When here and now cease to matter.
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Deep Love
I am moved by fancies that are curled, around these images and cling, the notion of some infinitely gentle, infinitely suffering thing.
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Myself Photograph Suffering
You are the music while the music lasts.
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Last Music Yourself
In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
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Decision Time
Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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Knowledge Life Live Lost Wisdom
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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Growth Poet
Unreal friendship may turn to real But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended
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End Friendship Reality Repair
Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.
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Evil Goodness Intention People World
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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Humanity Reality

I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

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