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Page 84
... voice and understand ; Go , seek My wandering sheep , ' the Shepherd saith , So , o'er the world I sought them , hand in hand With the dark brother of our Order , Death . Under the shadow of his bitterest rod , Behold , two souls for ...
... voice and understand ; Go , seek My wandering sheep , ' the Shepherd saith , So , o'er the world I sought them , hand in hand With the dark brother of our Order , Death . Under the shadow of his bitterest rod , Behold , two souls for ...
Page 137
... voice singing under ice The Children's Letters They are my secret food consumed in the most hushed corners of my room when no one's looking I hold them up to sunlight at the window to see aright to hear behind the spindly words a ...
... voice singing under ice The Children's Letters They are my secret food consumed in the most hushed corners of my room when no one's looking I hold them up to sunlight at the window to see aright to hear behind the spindly words a ...
Page 306
... voice is magnificent because now you believe it is the first human voice heard in that room . The garments you let fall grow into vines . You climb into bed and recover the flesh . You close your eyes and allow them to be sewn shut ...
... voice is magnificent because now you believe it is the first human voice heard in that room . The garments you let fall grow into vines . You climb into bed and recover the flesh . You close your eyes and allow them to be sewn shut ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
TOM WAYMAN | xxv |
INTRODUCTION | xxvii |
Copyright | |
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