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The Sun


Enthralled by its beauty

Heat increased, yet he continued

Then he descended, that famous fall.

Sights too high cause falls too large.

I pray you are within my reach.

A descent, even slow, I can not bear.

If I descend, I will crash to earth, dead.

 
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