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Coming here
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was easier for you
2 r" t. o; m; a1 X0 YHomesick
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set the clock's dark hands5 a9 J: A6 T) ~* A
with a view of returning to home ground
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* H. i( d N1 R' }6 `& \$ U" D& gDays inched into years
# {3 G; X$ Q5 I/ q% F9 YI watched others
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% b2 i' W1 v$ _2 k$ |) E& a" jgo and come back
1 J3 d2 l2 h+ f& C6 nWe never did
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leave our children
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settled down in theirs( ^0 c$ v+ Z+ L7 S
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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