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Settling down; q- y! Y7 z0 K1 c( d1 E2 P; y$ ~" J. s
was easier for you
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I measured the miles
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with a view of returning to home ground F" e) Z: Y* ~* S$ x) X
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I watched others
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# ~3 X2 [4 J; I) VWe never did4 ` K" A: q1 v" [) L5 g' I6 {
nor can we now
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leave our children
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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