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— Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

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The Young Soldier

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Wilfred Owen·1893–1918
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t is not deathWithout hereafterTo one in dearthOf life and its laughter, Nor the sweet murderDealt slow and evenUnto the martyrSmiling at heaven: It is the smileFaint as a (waning) myth,Faint, and exceeding smallOn a boy's murdered mouth.
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