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,DESPITE ! CONFUSION ( IDEAS RAG+ 9 MY HEAD1 ,I WAS AT LEA/ Y\NG1 9NOC5T1 & FREE ?AT SUMM]--CONSEQU5TLY ALMO/ HAPPY4 

,SOMETIMES ,I W\LD RISE QUITE E>LY 9 ! MORN+1 = ,I SLEPT ON ! OP5 V]&A1 & ! BRI<T1 HORIZONTAL BEAMS ( ! MORN+ SUN W\LD WAKE ME UP4 ,DRESS+ MYSELF QUICKLY1 ,I W\LD TUCK A T[EL & A ,FR5* NOVEL UND] MY >M1 & GO (F TO BA! 9 ! RIV] 9 ! %ADE ( A BIR* TREE :I* /OOD HALF A V]/ FROM ! H\SE4 ,NEXT1 ,I W\LD /RET* MYSELF ON ! GRASS & READ--RAIS+ MY EYES FROM TIME TO TIME TO LOOK AT ! SURFACE ( ! RIV] :]E IT %[$ BLUE 9 ! %ADE ( ! TREES1 AT ! RIPPLES CAUS$ BY ! FIR/ MORN+ BREEZE1 AT ! YELL[+ FIELD ( RYE ON ! FUR!R BANK1 & AT ! BRI<T-R$ %E5 ( ! SUNLI<T AS IT /RUCK L[] & L[] D[N ! :ITE TRUNKS ( ! BIR*-TREES :I*1 RANG$ 9 RANKS ONE BEH9D ! O!R1 GRADUALLY REC$$ 9TO ! REMOTE DI/ANCE ( ! HOME P>K4 ,AT SU* MOM5TS ,I W\LD FEEL JOY\SLY CONSCI\S ( HAV+ )9 ME ! SAME Y\NG1 FRE% =CE ( LIFE AS NATURE WAS EV]Y:]E EXUD+ >\ND ME4 ,:51 H[EV]1 ! SKY WAS OV]CA/ ) GRAY CL\DS ( MORN+ & ,I FELT *ILLY AFT] BA?+1 ,I W\LD (T5 />T TO WALK AT R&OM ?R\< ! FIELDS & WOODS1 & JOY\SLY TRAIL MY WET BOOTS 9 ! FRE% DEW4 ,ALL ! :ILE MY HEAD W\LD BE FILL$ ) VIVID DREAMS CONC]N+ ! H]OES ( MY LA/-READ NOVEL1 & ,I W\LD KEEP PICTUR+ TO MYSELF SOME LEAD] ( AN >MY OR SOME /ATESMAN OR M>VEL\SLY /RONG MAN OR DEVOT$ LOV] OR ANO!R1 & LOOK+ R\ND ME 91 A N]V\S EXPECTATION ?AT ,I %\LD SUDD5LY DESCRY ,H,] SOME:]E NE> ME1 9 A MEAD[ OR BEH9D A TREE4 ,YET1 :5EV] !SE RAMBLES L$ ME NE> PEASANTS 5GAG$ AT !IR WORK1 ALL MY IGNOR+ ( ! EXI/5CE ( ! 0COMMON PEOPLE0 DID NOT PREV5T ME FROM EXP]I5C+ AN 9VOLUNT>Y1 OV]P[]+ S5SATION ( AWKW>DNESS2 SO ?AT ,I ALWAYS TRI$ TO AVOID !IR SEE+ ME4 ,:5 ! HEAT ( ! DAY HAD 9CREAS$1 IT WAS NOT 9FREQU5TLY MY HABIT--IF ! LADIES DID NOT COME \T ( DOORS = !IR MORN+ TEA--TO GO RAMBL+ ?R\< ! OR*>D & KIT*5-G>D51 & TO PLUCK RIPE FRUIT !RE4 ,9DE$1 ?IS WAS AN OCCUPATION :I* FURNI%$ ME ) ONE ( MY GREATE/ PLEASURES4 ,LET ANY ONE GO 9TO AN OR*>D1 & DOVE 9TO ! MID/ ( A TALL1 ?ICK1 SPR\T+ RASPB]RY-B$4 ,ABOVE WILL BE SE5 ! CLE>1 GL[+ SKY1 &1 ALL >\ND1 ! PALE-GRE51 PRICKLY /EMS ( RASPB]RY-TREES :]E !Y GR[ M+L$ TOGE!R 9 A TANGLE ( PR(USION4 ,AT ONE'S FEET SPR+S ! D>K-GRE5 NETTLE1 ) ITS SL5D] CR[N ( FL[]S1 :ILE ! BROAD-LEAV$ BURDOCK1 ) ITS BRI<T-P9K1 PRICKLY BLOSSOMS1 OV]TOPS ! RASPB]RIES 7& EV5 ONE'S HEAD7 ) ITS LUXURIANT MASSES1 UNTIL1 ) ! NETTLE1 IT ALMO/ MEETS ! P5D5T1 PALE-GRE5 BRAN*ES ( ! OLD APPLE-TREES :]E APPLES1 R\ND & LU/R\S AS BONE1 BUT AS YET UNRIPE1 >E MELL[+ 9 ! HEAT ( ! SUN4 ,BEL[1 AGA91 >E SE5 Y\NG RASPB]RY-%OOTS1 TW9+ !MSELVES >\ND ! P>TIALLY WI!R$1 LEAFLESS P>5T PLANT1 & /RET*+ !IR T5DRILS T[>DS ! SUNLI<T1 ) GRE51 NE$LE-%AP$ BLADES ( GRASS & Y\NG1 DEW-COAT$ PODS PE]+ ?R\< LA/ YE>'S LEAVES1 & GR[+ JUICILY GRE5 9 ! P]5NIAL %ADE1 AS ?\< !Y C>E NO?+ = ! BRI<T SUN%9E :I* IS PLAY+ ON ! LEAVES ( ! APPLE-TREES ABOVE !M4 ,9 ?IS D5SITY !RE IS ALWAYS MOI/URE--ALWAYS A SMELL ( CONF9$1 P]PETUAL %ADE1 ( COBWEBS1 FALL5 APPLES 7TURN+ BLACK :]E !Y ROLL ON ! MOLDY SOD71 RASPB]RIES1 & E>WIGS ( ! K9D :I* IMPEL ONE TO REA* HA/ILY = MORE FRUIT :5 ONE HAS 9ADV]T5TLY SWALL[$ A MEMB] ( ?AT 9SECT TRIBE ) ! LA/ B]RY4 ,AT EV]Y /EP ONE'S MOVEM5TS KEEP FLU%+ ! SP>R[S :I* ALWAYS MAKE !IR HOME 9 !SE DEP?S1 & ONE HE>S !IR FUSSY *IRP+ & ! BEAT+ ( !IR T9Y1 FLUTT]+ W+S AGA9/ ! /ALKS1 & CAT*ES ! L[ BUZZ+ ( A BUMBLE BEE SOME:]E1 & ! S\ND ( ! G>D5]'S FOOT/EPS 7IT IS HALF-DAFT ,AKIM7 ON ! PA? AS HE HUMS HIS ET]NAL S+-SONG TO HIMSELF4 ,!N ONE MUTT]S UND] ONE'S BREA?1 0,NO6 ,NEI!R HE NOR ANY ONE ELSE %ALL F9D ME H]E60 YET /ILL ONE GOES ON /RIPP+ JUICY B]RIES FROM !IR CONICAL :ITE PILA/]S1 & CRAMM+ !M 9TO ONE'S M\?4 ,AT L5G?1 ONE'S LEGS SOAK$ TO ! KNEES AS ONE REPEATS1 OV] & OV] AGA91 SOME RUBBI% :I* KEEPS RUNN+ 9 ONE'S HEAD1 & ONE'S H&S & NE!R LIMBS 7DESPITE ! PROTECTION ( ONE'S WET TR\S]S7 ?OR\<LY /UNG ) ! NETTLES1 ONE COMES TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! SUN'S RAYS >E BEAT+ TOO /RAI<T UPON ONE'S HEAD = EAT+ TO BE ANY LONG] DESIRABLE1 &1 S9K+ D[N 9TO ! TANGLE ( GRE5]Y1 ONE REMA9S !RE--LOOK+ & LI/5+1 & CONT9U+ 9 ME*ANICAL FA%ION TO /RIP (F ONE OR TWO ( ! F9] B]RIES & SWALL[ !M4 

,AT ELEV5 O'CLOCK--?AT IS TO SAY1 :5 ! LADIES HAD TAK5 !IR MORN+ TEA & SETTL$ D[N TO !IR OCCUPATIONS--,I W\LD REPAIR TO ! DRAW+-ROOM4 ,NE> ! FIR/ W9D[1 ) ITS UNBLEA*$ L95 BL9D L[]$ TO EXCLUDE ! SUN%9E1 BUT ?R\< ! *9K ( :I* ! SUN KEPT ?R[+ BRILLIANT CIRCLES ( LI<T :I* HURT ! EYE TO LOOK AT !M1 !RE W\LD BE /&+ A SCRE51 ) FLIES QUIETLY P>AD+ ! :IT5ESS ( ITS COV]+4 ,BEH9D IT W\LD BE SEAT$ ,MIMI1 %AK+ H] HEAD 9 AN IRRITABLE MANN]1 & CON/ANTLY %IFT+ FROM SPOT TO SPOT TO AVOID ! SUN%9E AS AT 9T]VALS IT D>T$ H] FROM SOME:]E & LAID A /REAK ( FLAME UPON H] H& OR FACE4 ,?R\< ! O!R ?REE W9D[S ! SUN W\LD BE ?R[+ ?REE SQU>ES ( LI<T1 CROSS$ ) ! %AD[S ( ! W9D[-FRAMES1 & :]E ONE ( !SE PAT*ES M>K$ ! UN/A9$ FLOOR ( ! ROOM !RE W\LD BE LY+1 9 ACCORDANCE ) 9V>IABLE CU/OM1 ,MILKA1 ) H] E>S PRICK$ AS %E WAT*$ ! FLIES PROM5AD+ ! LI<T$ SPACE4 ,SEAT$ ON A SETTEE1 ,KAT5KA W\LD BE KNITT+ OR READ+ AL\D AS FROM TIME TO TIME %E GAVE H] :ITE SLEEVES 7LOOK+ ALMO/ TRANSP>5T 9 ! SUN%9E7 AN IMPATI5T %AKE1 OR TOSS$ H] HEAD ) A FR[N TO DRIVE AWAY SOME FLY :I* HAD SETTL$ UPON H] ?ICK AUBURN HAIR & WAS N[ BUZZ+ 9 ITS TANGLES4 ,LUBOT%KA W\LD EI!R BE WALK+ UP & D[N ! ROOM 7H] H&S CLASP$ BEH9D H]7 UNTIL ! MOM5T %\LD >RIVE :5 A MOVEM5T W\LD BE MADE T[>DS ! G>D51 OR PLAY+ SOME PIECE ( :I* EV]Y NOTE HAD LONG BE5 FAMILI> TO ME4 ,= MY [N P>T1 ,I W\LD SIT D[N SOME:]E1 & LI/5 TO ! MUSIC OR ! READ+ UNTIL SU* TIME AS ,I MYSELF %\LD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ( P]=M+ ON ! PIANO4 ,AFT] LUN*EON ,I W\LD CONDESC5D TO TAKE ! GIRLS \T RID+ 7S9CE TO GO = A M]E WALK AT ?AT H\R SEEM$ TO ME UNSUITABLE TO MY YE>S & POSITION 9 ! WORLD71 & !SE EXCURSIONS ( \RS--9 :I* ,I (T5 TOOK MY COMPANIONS ?R\< UNACCU/OM$ SPOTS & DELLS--W]E V]Y PLEASANT4 ,9DE$1 ON SOME ( !SE OCCASIONS ,I GREW QUITE BOYI%1 & ! GIRLS W\LD PRAISE MY RID+ & D>+1 & PRET5D ?AT ,I WAS !IR PROTECTOR4 ,9 ! EV5+1 IF WE HAD NO GUE/S ) US1 TEA 7S]V$ 9 ! DIM V]&A71 W\LD BE FOLL[$ BY A WALK R\ND ! HOME/EAD ) ,PAPA1 & !N ,I W\LD /RET* MYSELF ON MY USUAL SETTEE1 & READ & POND] AS ( OLD1 AS ,I LI/5$ TO ,KAT5KA OR ,LUBOT%KA PLAY+4 ,AT O!R TIMES1 IF ,I WAS ALONE 9 ! DRAW+-ROOM & ,LUBOT%KA WAS P]=M+ SOME OLD-TIME AIR1 ,I W\LD F9D MYSELF LAY+ MY BOOK D[N1 & GAZ+ ?R\< ! OP5 DOORWAY ON TO ! BALCONY AT ! P5D5T1 S9U\S BRAN*ES ( ! TALL BIR*-TREES :]E !Y /OOD OV]%AD[$ BY ! COM+ NI<T1 & AT ! CLE> SKY :]E1 IF ONE LOOK$ AT IT 9T5TLY 5\<1 MI/Y1 YELL[I% SPOTS W\LD APPE> SUDD5LY1 & !N DISAPPE> AGA94 ,NEXT1 AS ,I LI/5$ TO ! S\NDS ( ! MUSIC WAFT$ FROM ! SALON1 & TO ! CREAK+ ( GATES & ! VOICES ( ! PEASANT WOM5 :5 ! CATTLE RETURN$ TO ! VILLAGE1 ,I W\LD SUDD5LY BE?9K ME ( ,NATALIA ,SAVI%NA & ( ,MAMA & ( ,K>L ,IVANIT*1 & BECOME MOM5T>ILY SAD4 ,BUT 9 ?OSE DAYS MY SPIRIT WAS SO FULL ( LIFE & HOPE ?AT SU* REM9ISC5CES ONLY T\*$ ME 9 PASS+1 & SOON FL$ AWAY AGA94 

,AFT] SUPP] & 7SOMETIMES7 A NI<T /ROLL ) SOME ONE 9 ! G>D5 7= ,I WAS AFRAID TO WALK D[N ! D>K AV5UES BY MYSELF71 ,I W\LD REPAIR TO MY SOLIT>Y SLEEP+-PLACE ON ! V]&A--A PROCE$+ :I*1 DESPITE ! C\NTLESS MOSQUITOS :I* ALWAYS DEV\R$ ME1 AF=D$ ME ! GREATE/ PLEASURE4 ,IF ! MOON WAS FULL1 ,I FREQU5TLY SP5T :OLE NI<TS SITT+ UP ON MY MATTRESS1 LOOK+ AT ! LI<T & %ADE1 LI/5+ TO ! S\NDS OR /ILLNESS1 DREAM+ ( ONE MATT] & ANO!R 7BUT MORE P>TICUL>LY ( ! POETIC1 VOLUPTU\S HAPP9ESS :I*1 9 ?OSE DAYS1 ,I BELIEV$ WAS TO PROVE ! ACME ( MY FELICITY7 & LAM5T+ ?AT UNTIL N[ IT HAD ONLY BE5 GIV5 TO ME TO ,I,M,A,G,9,E ?+S4 ,NO SOON] HAD EV]Y ONE DISP]S$1 & ,I HAD SE5 LI<TS PASS FROM ! DRAW+-ROOM TO ! UPP] *AMB]S 7:5CE FEMALE VOICES W\LD PRES5TLY BE HE>D1 & ! NOISE ( W9D[S OP5+ & %UTT+71 ?AN ,I W\LD DEP>T TO ! V]&A1 & WALK UP & D[N !RE AS ,I LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO ! S\NDS FROM ! SLUMB]+ MANSION4 ,TO ?IS DAY1 :5EV] ,I FEEL ANY EXPECTATION 7NO MATT] H[ SMALL & BASELESS7 ( REALIZ+ A FRACTION ( SOME HAPP9ESS ( :I* ,I MAY BE DREAM+1 ,I SOMEH[ 9V>IABLY FAIL TO PICTURE TO MYSELF :AT ! IMAG9$ HAPP9ESS IS GO+ TO BE LIKE4 

,AT ! LEA/ S\ND ( B>E FOOT/EPS1 OR ( A C\<1 OR ( A SNORE1 OR ( ! RATTL+ ( A W9D[1 OR ( ! RU/L+ ( A DRESS1 ,I W\LD LEAP FROM MY MATTRESS1 & /& FURTIVELY GAZ+ & LI/5+1 ?R[N1 )\T ANY VISIBLE CAUSE1 9TO EXTREME AGITATION4 ,BUT ! LI<TS W\LD DISAPPE> FROM ! UPP] ROOMS1 ! S\NDS ( FOOT/EPS & TALK+ GIVE PLACE TO SNORES1 ! WAT*MAN BEG9 HIS NI<TLY TAPP+ ) HIS /ICK1 ! G>D5 GR[ BRI<T] & MORE MY/]I\S AS ! /REAKS ( LI<T VANI%$ FROM ! W9D[S1 ! LA/ C&LE PASS FROM ! PANTRY TO ! HALL 7?R[+ A GLIMM] 9TO ! DEWY G>D5 AS IT DID SO71 & ! /OOP+ FIGURE ( ,FOKA 7DECK$ 9 A NI<TCAP1 & C>RY+ ! C&LE7 BECOME VISIBLE TO MY EYES AS HE W5T TO HIS B$4 ,(T5 ,I W\LD F9D A GREAT & FE>FUL PLEASURE 9 /EAL+ OV] ! GRASS1 9 ! BLACK %AD[ ( ! H\SE1 UNTIL ,I HAD REA*$ ! HALL W9D[1 :]E ,I W\LD /& LI/5+ ) BAT$ BREA? TO ! SNOR+ ( ! BOY1 TO ,FOKA'S GRUNT+S 79 ! BELIEF ?AT NO ONE HE>D HIM71 & TO ! S\ND ( HIS S5ILE VOICE AS HE DRAWL$ \T ! EV5+ PRAY]S4 ,AT L5G? EV5 HIS C&LE W\LD BE EXT+UI%$1 & ! W9D[ SLAMM$ D[N1 SO ?AT ,I W\LD F9D MYSELF UTT]LY ALONE2 :]EUPON1 GLANC+ N]V\SLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 LE/ HAPLY ,I %\LD SEE ! :ITE WOMAN /&+ NE> A FL[]-B$ OR BY MY C\*1 ,I W\LD RUN AT FULL SPE$ BACK TO ! V]&A4 ,!N1 & ONLY !N1 ,I W\LD LIE D[N ) MY FACE TO ! G>D51 &1 COV]+ MYSELF OV]1 SO F> AS POSSIBLE1 FROM ! MOSQUITOS & BATS1 FALL TO GAZ+ 9 FRONT ( ME AS ,I LI/5$ TO ! S\NDS ( ! NI<T & DREAM$ ( LOVE & HAPP9ESS4 

,AT SU* TIMES EV]Y?+ W\LD TAKE ON = ME A DIFF]5T MEAN+4 ,! LOOK ( ! OLD BIR* TREES1 ) ! ONE SIDE ( !IR CURL+ BRAN*ES %[+ BRI<T AGA9/ ! MOONLIT SKY1 & ! O!R D>K5+ ! BU%ES & C>RIAGE-DRIVE ) !IR BLACK %AD[S2 ! CALM1 RI* GLITT] ( ! POND1 EV] SWELL+ LIKE A S\ND2 ! MOONLIT SP>KLE ( ! DEWDROPS ON ! FL[]S 9 FRONT ( ! V]&A2 ! GRACEFUL %AD[S ( ?OSE FL[]S :]E !Y LAY ?R[N UPON ! GRAY /ONEWORK2 ! CRY ( A QUAIL ON ! F> SIDE ( ! POND2 ! VOICE ( SOME ONE WALK+ ON ! HI< ROAD2 ! QUIET1 SC>CELY AUDIBLE SCRUN*+ ( TWO OLD BIR* TREES AGA9/ ONE ANO!R2 ! HUMM+ ( A MOSQUITO AT MY C> UND] ! COV]LET2 ! FALL ( AN APPLE AS IT CAU<T AGA9/ A BRAN* & RU/L$ AMONG ! DRY LEAVES2 ! LEAP+S ( FROGS AS !Y APPROA*$ ALMO/ TO ! V]&A-/EPS & SAT ) ! MOON %9+ MY/]I\SLY ON !IR GRE5 BACKS--ALL !SE ?+S TOOK ON = ME A /RANGE SIGNIFICANCE--A SIGNIFICANCE ( EXCE$+ BEAUTY & ( 9F9ITE LOVE4 ,BE=E ME W\LD RISE ,%,E1 ) LONG BLACK TRESSES & A HI< BU/1 BUT ALWAYS M\RNFUL 9 H] FAIRNESS1 ) B>E H&S & VOLUPTU\S >MS4 ,%E LOV$ ME1 & = ONE MOM5T ( H] LOVE ,I W\LD SACRIFICE MY :OLE LIFE6--,BUT ! MOON W\LD GO ON RIS+ HI<] & HI<]1 & %9+ BRI<T] & BRI<T]1 9 ! HEAV5S2 ! RI* SP>KLE ( ! POND W\LD SWELL LIKE A S\ND1 & BECOME EV] MORE & MORE BRILLIANT1 :ILE ! %AD[S W\LD GR[ BLACK] & BLACK]1 & ! %E5 ( ! MOON MORE & MORE TRANSP>5T3 UNTIL1 AS ,I LOOK$ AT & LI/5$ TO ALL ?IS1 SOME?+ W\LD SAY TO ME ?AT ,%,E ) ! B>E H&S & VOLUPTU\S >MS DID NOT REPRES5T ,A,L,L HAPP9ESS1 ?AT LOVE = H] DID NOT REPRES5T ,A,L,L GOOD2 SO ?AT1 ! MORE ,I GAZ$ AT ! FULL1 HI<-RID+ MOON1 ! HI<] W\LD TRUE BEAUTY & GOODNESS APPE> TO ME TO LIE1 & ! PUR] & PUR] !Y W\LD SEEM--! NE>] & NE>] TO ,HIM :O IS ! S\RCE ( ALL BEAUTY & ALL GOODNESS4 ,& TE>S ( A SORT ( UNSATISFI$1 YET TUMULTU\S1 JOY W\LD FILL MY EYES4 

,ALWAYS1 TOO1 ,I WAS ALONE2 YET ALWAYS1 TOO1 IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT1 AL?\< GREAT1 MY/]I\S ,NATURE C\LD DRAW ! %9+ DISC ( ! MOON TO H]SELF1 & SOMEH[ HOLD 9 SOME HI<1 9DEF9ITE PLACE ! PALE-BLUE SKY1 & BE EV]Y:]E >\ND ME1 & FILL ( H]SELF ! 9F9ITY ( SPACE1 :ILE ,I WAS BUT A L[LY WORM1 ALREADY DEFIL$ ) ! POOR1 PETTY PASSIONS ( HUMANITY--ALWAYS IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT1 NEV]!LESS1 BO? ,NATURE & ! MOON & ,I W]E ONE4 

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