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They all have tired mouths / And luminous, illimitable souls; / And a longing (as if for sin) / Trembles at times through their dreams.
They all resemble one another, / In God's garden they are silent / Like many, many intervals / In His mighty melody.
But when they spread their wings / They awaken the winds / That stir as though God / With His far-reaching master hands / Turned the pages of the dark book of Beginning.