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...at times I almost dream
I, too, have spent a life the sages' way,
And tread once more familiar paths.
Perchance I perished in an arrogant self-reliance
Ages ago; and in that act, a prayer
For one more chance went up so earnest,
so Instinct with better light let in by death,
That life was blotted out-not so completely
But scattered wrecks enough of it remain,
Dim memories, as now, when once more seems
The goal in sight again...

~ Robert Browning - Paracelsus

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"I know a lot of fancy dancers,
people who can glide you on a floor,
They move so smooth but have no answers.
When you ask "Why'd you come here for?"
"I don't know" "Why?" ... I know many fine feathered friends but their friendliness depends on how you do. They know many sure fired ways to find out the one who pays and how you do"
~ Cat Stevens
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