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foosoo
thevoiceofnoageorsex,thevoiceofanancientspringspoutingfroheearth;oppositeregentsparktube
stationfrotallquiveringshape,likeafunnel,likearustypu,likeaentreeforeverbarrenofleavess
thesbranchessinging
eeuahuo
foosoo
androcksandcreaksandansintheetealbreezethroughallagesentp,through
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ago,herlover,hesecenturies,hadwalked,sheer
days,andflang,shereered,hnothingbutredasters,hehadgone;deathsenorussicklehadsendoushills,andnselyagedheadontheearth,
noeareploredthegodstolaybyher
sideabunchofpurpleheather,thereonherhighburialplacehthelastraysofthelastsuncaressed;forthenthepageantoftheuniversewouldbeover
astheancientsongbubbledupoppositeregentsparktubestationstilltheearthseedgreenandfloso
rudeauth,areholeintheearth,ddytoo,ttedhrootfibresandtangledgrasses,stilltheoldbubblingburblingsong,soakingthroughtheknottedrootsofinfiniteages,andskeletonsandtreasure,streadaentandallalong
theryleboneroad,anddooon,fertilising,leavingadastain
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thepassageofageshadblurredtheclarityof
thatancientyday;thebrightpetalledflowerswerehoarandsilverfrosted;andshenolongersaploredhisshedidnowquiteyeyeshthyseyesintently,”sheno
longersaing
shape,ashadoohthebirdlikefreshnessoftheveryagedshestillteyourhandandletpressitgently”peterhelpgivingthepoorcreatureainashesteppedintohistaxi,“andifsooneshouldsee,atterthey”shedended;andherfistclutchedatherside,andshesled,pocketinghershilling,andallpeeringinquisitiveeyesseedblottedout,andthepassinggenerationsthepaventhbustlingddleclasspeoplevanished,likeleaves,tobetroddenunder,tobesoakedandsteepedanddeuldofbythatetealspringeeuahuo
foosoo
“pooroldan,”saidreziaith,ingtocross
ohpooroldch
supposeitebodywhohad
knoterdayshadhappenedtopass,andsaandingthereinthegutterandnight
cheerfully,alstgaily,theinvinciblethreadofsoundotheairliketheskefrottagechiey,leanbeechtreesandissuinginatuftofblueskeangthetopstleaves“andifsooneshouldsee,atterthey”
sincesheeeksnow,reziahadgiven
aningstothingsthathappened,alstfeltsotisthatsheststoppeopleinthestreet,iftheylookedgood,kindpeople,justtosaytotheianhappy”;andthisoldansinginginthestreet“ifsooneshouldsee,atterthey”dehersuddenlyquitesurethateverything
bradshaesoundednice;heus
atonceandthenthere,andthegreyhorseshad
uprightbristlesofstraheirtails;thereardsit,beingunhappy
sotheyrandsseptisith,andhere,
afterall,anythingtodra,anythingtokea
passerbysuspeanthegreatest
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eti,hethinks,ashelooksatchairsand
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hisangular,bignosed,intelligent,sensitiveprofile;butnothislipsaltogether,fortheyendto
be,eyesrely;hazel,large;sothathehewhole,aborderightendhahouseatpurley
andatorentsinbackstreetsall
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