Chapter 26 of 43 · 61 words · ~1 min read

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"They were alone once more; for them to be Thus was another Eden; they were never Weary, unless when separate: the tree Cut from its forest root of years--the river Damn'd from its fountain--the child from the knee And breast maternal wean'd at once forever,-- Would wither less than these two torn apart; Alas! there is no instinct like the heart.