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They are fully comprehended

Through the instinct, every one,

And need no labored searching

In a massive lexicon.

Some call this power attraction,

Some term it affinity,

But all recognize its existence

And wonderful potency.

There's also a power of repulsion

That breathes with abated breath,

Whose presence is best betokened

By ominous signs of death.

No word has an inspiration,

No look has a sign of cheer,

Each act reveals that a burden

Must be borne in sorrow and fear.

The wrecks that are made by its presence

Have filled almshouses and jails

With the deepest of lamentations,

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