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Do not tell me


Oh, Tiresias, why do you speak? Do not tell me what you see. It is not those words that I seek. Do not tell me what you see. One by one the stones they add Add to one side then the other. Even cannot be even had Even when evil is the mother. Tip the scales and tip them fast To not be seen for who you are Making things that cannot last Taking from the ones you mar. Run and hide, lady liberty Do not tell me what you see From that height what cannot be Do not tell me what you see.
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