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Man And The Sea

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Free man, you'll love the ocean endlessly!     It is your mirror, you observe your soul     In how its billows endlessly unroll     Your spirit's bitter depths are there to see.     You plunge in joy to your reflection's core,     With eyes and heart seizing it all along;     Your heart sometimes neglects its proper song     Distracted by the ocean's savage roar.     The two of you are subtle, shadowy:     Man, none has sounded your profound recess;     O sea, none knows the richness of your depths     Since you protect your secrets jealously!     And yet, because you both love death and strife,     You've fought each other through the endless years     With no remorse, without a pitying tear     Relentless brothers, enemies for life!

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"Free man, you'll love the ocean endlessly!..."

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