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"The parted spirit, / Knoweth it not our sorrow? Answereth not / Its blessing to our tears? "
The circle is broken, one seat is forsaken, One bud from the tree of our friendship is shaken; One heart from among us no longer shall thrill With joy in our gladness, or grief in our ill.