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Low at my problem bending

by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

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Low at my problem bending,
Another problem comes-
Larger than mine-Serener-
Involving statelier sums.

I check my busy pencil,
My figures file away.
Wherefore, my baffled fingers
They perplexity?




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