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and slowly I would rise and dress,
banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.

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Review

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the poem Winter
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Symbols of sea
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used in literatur
Symbols of nat
used in literatur
Symbols of nat
used in literatur
Symbols of nat
used in literatur
Symbols of nat
used in literatur
Symbols of nat
used in literatur
Symbols of nat
used in literatur
Symbols of nat
used in literatur
Symbols of nat
used in literatur
Symbols of nat
used in literatur
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used in literatur
Symbols of Ani
used in literatur
Symbols of Ani
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analyze
symbols
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