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asthatre</p>

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tothehreplied.</p>

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endueds,variousdegrees</p>

ofsubstand,inthingsthatlive,oflife;</p>

butrerefined,respiritous,andpure,</p>

asohilaced,oearertending</p>

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tillbodyuptospiritwork,inbounds</p>

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springslighterthegreenstalk,froheheleaves</p>

reaery,lastthebrightnsuateflower</p>

spiritsodorousbreathes:floheirfruit,</p>

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146of374</p>

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andfroheserporalnutrintsperhaps</p>

yourbodiesyatlasttualltospirit,</p>

irovedbytrae,and,end</p>

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hereorinheavenlyparadisesdwell;</p>

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eanwhileenjoy</p>

yourfillhappihishappystate</p>

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thishatcautiohee;beadvised.</p>

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heleftitinthypohywill</p>

bynaturefree,notoverruledbyfate</p>

iricable,orstriecessity:</p>

ourvoluntaryserviceherequires,</p>

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self,andalltheangelickhost,thatstand</p>

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hold,asyouyours,eholds;</p>