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PRINCETSOENR IOEFSC oNTEMPORAPRoYE Ts
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OTHERB OOKS IN THE SERIES
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SadneAsnsd H appmesbsyR, o bePrmts ky
BurnD ownt heI conbsy,G racSec hulman
ReservatbwynJ sa,m eRsi chardson
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NrghTta lakn dO thePro emsb,yR IChaPredv ear
Lrstenaettr hseB reathPmlga cbey,G arMyu anda
TheP owetro C hangGee ograpbhyyD ,i an0a H ehir
An ExplanaotfwA nm errcbayR, o bePrmts ky
Srgnasn dW onderbsy,C arDle nms
WalkmFgo uWra ysr nt heW md,b yJ ohAnl lman
HybrrodfsP lanatnsd o fG hostbsy,J onGer aham
MovabIlsel anbdysD ,e borGarhe ger
YellSotwa rasn dI ceb,yS usaSnt ewart
PARTI
INO RDERT OP ERCEIVE
Atf irysotus eneo thiTnhgee. x periiessn icmei lar
Too peniynogu r ewyiedases whmiatreb les
Insitdhede e epecsavtbe e,n eattohno sfl imestone,
Orb einagw akiena d arrko omy,o uhre ad
Undearh eavy blanket.
Thesno meosnueg getshtesir sea s ingclaen dle
Waverifnaogrf ifn o nec ornfelri,c kerreidn.g
Yout hinykou s eiet
Ass omeoned realwsyseo uart tenttoi onts hhea rp
Beamiwnign tgi ptsh,we h iteen do f tbheea k,
Theo bviotuhsr peoei notfs twhielg do osoev erhead
Andt hese ven-starredt otp hoei nwseestbttr,ii agt hhte
Clusattei rtb se l.l y
Youa raeb lteor ecognwihzeeny, o ua rseh own,
Thes parfklsy ing tfhrmeoa mn eo f the stbalalclki on,
Thel ightonfih nighs o ovaessh er ears,
Andi nt hbea ckgroaut nhdif cokr essptr eading
Tot heea seta,c lhe aafd istinct opfli ingphrti.c k
Theyno ub egitnon otitchei nfgosyr o urself,
A linoeft orcchuersv ianlgo nagb lavcakl ley,
A sparkfllionwgne orb ,i ggtehra an snowflake,
Shinibnyig t sienl f tnhoer thwceosotr dinate.
Iti sy ouw hod iscotvhepera sr ticfulslaha r
Ofe actho otihn sitdhebe e aro'pse n moauntdh mthien ers
Witthh eliirg hhteeldm ertiss iinnag r ow.
Howc leare xapnldi ycoiutt e,sl lo meowniet cho nfidence,
Thasth iepa,c she pargalteea mingo fl riiintgesg ing,
The glodwoitonsfgt heoa rtsh,re a diating
Eyes offi gtuhorenet hper owt,h ceo rners
Of eascahil li t.
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Sootnh eirsen oh esitattoti hobenr eadth
Ofy oudri scoiveesUr.nt oinle n ighdtu ritnhgle o ng
Intenosfiy toyu orb servaytoiulo ono,k p esrof ectly
Thayto uf inaslelyeyo ursoefliffn t, h dei stance
Amongt hgel ittehroiunngad nsd h untebress,i dew htihtee
Shadoowfs tshwea ns. aTrhpeeo rien otffs ri e
Aty oufri ngesr,at b irpillaitat nhcjee u nctures
Ofy oubro neYso.uw atcyho ursfellofa ting,
Youhre eilnst heir oyrobuhirat isr, spreading
Likaep hosphorecslocueadnsy,t o ur issel owly,
A skeleotfgo lna ss abbeoavdtesh ,e black desert,
Ovetrh lea nterhnieldl saindde soo untt hroutghhhe o llow
Stretchingo vdeirrheecatdl.y
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CONTAINMENT
Acrotshsse u rfoafct eh eeg gc,o uched
Int hmea rswhe edasf ,r agile
Breaakp pearresl,e asing
Lightt hffeori rs t time.
Hung tihne otfot ph set islylc amore,
Thec radhlaesn on ame
Unttihlwe i nadn d thea gasikwnyh sitc ihtf unctions
Alloiwtt ob ecomiet self.
Them oonc,o mpletely full
Ands elf-conitsha eilnideni d t,ps l ace
Byt hbel accikr cumluasrco lfet hnei ght
And btyh apto wearl one.
Crackferdo imt bsa se
Tot he bartet ahkte o p ohfe aidt,s
Thec radnlole o ngdeerp ends
Ont hceo ntainomfte hnset k y.
Thee ggb,yh olding tniigghthlty
Ino nep lalcoen egn oughha,as l lowed
Itt oa ssuamd ei ffenraemnet.
Struunpgi nt hsey camotrheme,o on
Isc ompletely thbperi oekceens,
Of isthseh lalv isnpgi liltessdh adow
Fotrh feri stti me.
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DWARF
Theriesa d warifnm y ancestry.
Heg leafmrso bme himnyd g randmotshteorr'ise s,
Peepitnhgr oughs htahdeol weyg sa g orfa ndfautnhcelre' s
Crouchbiensgip doet tpeadl misn tphaer lor,
Eyegsa ugianbgo vfea nnferdo nds,
Hei sa t oadciosqhu ette.
Hes tares,
A lizawrhdoh ass eeuns f irst,
Steadily.
A statwuiete hy eass saying,
Hivse rticals hpiuanpgeia lisgn rsetsy t one.
Abashaeddu wlitt nho s tature,
Heh urrwiietsah t wisgtaeidt ,
Clickoinnn gi ghts lwohvieesnq uiet,
Poppiunpga, c lowonu to fa c offin,
Puttihnegs itainnc ytl haeu ghcihntagt er
Ofm aterbnlaolo d,
Pokihnigts i lhteeadad r outnhdle a ttices
Ofp rospemcatrirviea ges.
Heg iggwlietsh tihnbe l urrfeadce s
Of muyn borcnh ildren,
Int hree stfievaeor fsm y owbne ginning.
Hei s
Theo net hicnogm motno a lmly aunts.
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OLDW OMEN
Il ivwei tohl wdo men,
Grandaumnattse,r gnraelca otu sins,
Agemdo theorfms y mother.
Thecyr owtdom y house,
Stiilnl tshkeiirr ts,
Spectaacnldbe lda ccrke ped,
Mumblitnotg h ehiarn ds.
Theiwrhi thea iirsa s thin aasnd de sdegrrryta ss.
Thel oosskei onn t heuiprp earr ms
Hanglsi kaep alsei lpku rse.
Theimri lk-belyuewese roen cber own.
Sittwiintgmh e a td inner,
Wizenoeldld e atshteirc ks,
Theeya wti tdhe liberation,
Jutttihnegi r llioptwsoec ra ttchhe sipro ons,
Dripptienoagn t hebiors oms.
Thesyt udtyh e otfia fl otr k,
Theg lionftt hbeu ttoenrp eas.
Alwaybse fomree,m ovindgo wnh allways,
Theiyn cohu t ofr wadyoison tmoy path,
Shuffling lweigbtseh n lti kwee acka ndles,
Sos lotwh reo oma tt heen di sa s trancgiet y.
Theries wnaoy a round.
Ino urc haiartns i ght,
Iw atcthh enmo ddisnngo,r itnhgge u rgolfe tohled ,
Jawosp eonn thcehiers ts.
They jaewrakka en dw ondewrh oI a m.
Oneb yo ne they brdienagt htsheir
Thes pasamnsdf ailures,
Thes lodwr ownionflg y ipnrgo ne,
Thep luogfp hlegcmo rkiendt hteh roat,
Thes tripnugl lteodot ightly
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