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See how in their veins all becomes spirit;
into each other they mature and grow.
Like axles, their forms tremblingly orbit,
round which it whirls, bewitching and aglow.
Thirsters, and they receive drink,
watchers, and see: they receive sight.
Let them into one another sink
so as to endure each other outright.


Translated by John J.L.Mood

Added: 2 Mar 2002 | Last Read: 8 Sep 2026 5:58 AM | Viewed: 12933 times

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