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ELEVATION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON

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First Line: THERE ARE HIGHWAYS IN THE SOUL
Last Line: THERE ARE HIGHWAYS IN THE SOUL!

There are highways in the soul,
Heights like pyramids that rise
Far beyond earth-veilèd eyes,
Sweeping through the barless skies
O'er the line where daylight dies—
There are highways in the soul!



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