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Two waters wet and dry
\nburn and chill
\nilluminate mountains
\nextinguish stars
\nmelt freeze pose timidly
\non leaves sweat bullets
\nin peacetime shimmer
\nin war calling sand to task
\nimpregnating rivers
\nscreaming tears dilute
\nand overflow allowing
\nfor gods of mud and ice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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