My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
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bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it.I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down toNew Orleans, and I’ve seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in thesunset. I’ve known rivers:Ancient, dusky rivers.
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