Quote #3

One naked star has waded through The purple shadows of the night, And faltering as falls the dew It drips its misty light.

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  1. O'er folded blooms On swirls of musk, The beetle booms adown the glooms And bumps along the dusk.
  2. An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you don't watch out.
  3. The ripest peach is highest on the tree.

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