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Coming here
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I measured the miles
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with a view of returning to home ground) a+ E$ o+ D" Z) F, [
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Days inched into years
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We never did' W% G& b) j# ] M
nor can we now
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leave our children
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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