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To see the infinite pity of this place, / The mangled limb, the devastated face, / The innocent sufferer smiling at the rod --
A fool were tempted to deny his God.
He sees, he shrinks. But if he gaze again, / Lo, beauty springing from the breast of pain; / He marks the sisters on the mournful shores; / And even a fool is silent and adores.
Guest House, Kalawao, Molokai.