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... earth . And one could hear the earth swallowing and drinking it . And in the light of the stars the blood was as black as pitch . And when the black blood that had over - filled his heart , had flowed out on the earth , and the earth ...
... earth . And one could hear the earth swallowing and drinking it . And in the light of the stars the blood was as black as pitch . And when the black blood that had over - filled his heart , had flowed out on the earth , and the earth ...
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... earth , everything is a flower in bloom , and a white rose and a red one , and early green basil . Yet I shall go into the earth . ' And the priest started , and opened his eyes , expecting to see meadows in full bloom . And the herd ...
... earth , everything is a flower in bloom , and a white rose and a red one , and early green basil . Yet I shall go into the earth . ' And the priest started , and opened his eyes , expecting to see meadows in full bloom . And the herd ...
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... earth under this forest flowed like mud , or like dough , and lay in folds , but it could not shake the ancient pine - trees off its back . The trees bent this way and that , hurling themselves at each other , breaking their trunks and ...
... earth under this forest flowed like mud , or like dough , and lay in folds , but it could not shake the ancient pine - trees off its back . The trees bent this way and that , hurling themselves at each other , breaking their trunks and ...
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