XXVIII
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Truth," said a traveller,"Is a rock, a mighty fortress;"Often have I been to it,"Even to its highest tower,"From whence the world looks black." "Truth," said a traveller,"Is a breath, a wind,"A shadow, a phantom;"Long have I pursued it,"But never have I touched"The hem of its garment." And I believed the second traveller;For truth was to meA breath, a wind,A shadow, a phantom,And never had I touchedThe hem of its garment.
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