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i n t h e d a r k f o p him who knows n o t e t e k n a l l i f e - - f o r him who knows n o t t h a t t h e r e i s n o death--and he who f e a r s , and d k e a d s d e a t h and t h e d a r k knows ------ i t h h f s fealsds - d e a t h - - a- n o t what t o d o ' w of nd t h e dark, You must f a c e t h e unfokezeen on y o u r mountain,
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If t h e e a k t h disobeyed t h i s Paw by t h e s l i g h t e s t v a r i a n c e ,
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