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From the peaceful heights of a higher life / I heard your maddening cry of strife; / It quivered with anguish, wrath and pain, / Like a demon struggling with his chain.
A chain of evil, heavy and strong, / Rusted with ages of fearful wrong, / Encrusted with blood and burning tears, / The chain I had worn and dragged for years.