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Fate

by John Vance Cheney

John Vance Cheney

A sunbeam kissed a river-ripple,—"Aye

Shall live the love 'twixt thee and me!"

In night's wide darkness passed the light away,

The river mingled with the sea.




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Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.
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