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a s he s th e id e n tific a t io n w ith th e b o d y in th e fir e o f

kn o w le d g e A ls o ,
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illu m in a to r o f a ll

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its e lf a ll th e t im e ,
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p re se n ce o f th e L o rd th a t g iv e s bea u ty to a ll

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co u ld ev er ha rm su ch p e r fe c tio n w ith th e ir h a r d a rro w s !

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do es n o tdeg ra d e h im se lf o r g e t a tta c h e d to o u te r b e a u ty
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