HERMES OF THE WAYS
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he hard sand breaks,and the grains of itare clear as wine. Far off over the leagues of it,the wind,playing on the wide shore,piles little ridges,and the great wavesbreak over it. But more than the many-foamed waysof the sea,I know himof the triple path-ways,Hermes,who awaits. Dubious,facing three ways,welcoming wayfarers,he whom the sea-orchardshelters from the west,from the eastweathers sea-wind;fronts the great dunes. Wind rushesover the dunes,and the coarse, salt-crusted grassanswers. Heu,it whips round my ankles!
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