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Hail, Guest, And Enter Freely!

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

HAIL, guest, and enter freely! All you see
Is, for your momentary visit, yours; and we
Who welcome you are but the guests of God,
And know not our departure.




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