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He found my Being-set it up

by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

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He found my Being-set it up-
Adjusted it to place-
Then carved his name-upon it-
And bade it to the East

Be faithful-in his absence-
And he would come again-
With Equipage of Amber-
That time-to take it Home-




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