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EVOLUTION by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: OUT OF THE DUSK A SHADOW
Last Line: LIFE AGAIN.
Subject(s): LIFE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS;

OUT of the dusk a shadow,
Then, a spark;
Out of the cloud a silence,
Then, a lark;
Out of the heart a rapture,
Then, a pain;
Out of the dead, cold ashes,
Life again.



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