The Matrix
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oaded and harassed in the factoryThat tears our life up into bits of daysTicked off upon a clock which never stays,Shredding our portion of Eternity,We break away at last, and steal the keyWhich hides a world empty of hours; waysOf space unroll, and Heaven overlaysThe leafy, sun-lit earth of Fantasy.Beyond the ilex shadow glares the sun,Scorching against the blue flame of the sky.Brown lily-pads lie heavy and supineWithin a granite basin, under oneThe bronze-gold glimmer of a carp; and IReach out my hand and pluck a nectarine.
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