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It sounded
as if the
Streets were
running -
And then the
Streets stood
still -
Eclipse - was
all we could
see at the
Window,
And Awe - was
all we could
feel -
By and by -
the boldest
stole out of
his Covert
To see if Time
was there -
Nature was in
an Opal Apron,
Mixing fresher
Air.
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