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<h1>XXI. A BOOK.</h1>
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He ate and drank the precious words,<br/>
His spirit grew robust;<br/>
He knew no more that he was poor,<br/>
Nor that his frame was dust.<br/>
He danced along the dingy days,<br/>
And this bequest of wings<br/>
Was but a book. What liberty<br/>
A loosened spirit brings!<br/>
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