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The Fog

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I saw the fog grow thick,      Which soon made blind my ken;     It made tall men of boys,      And giants of tall men.     It clutched my throat, I coughed;      Nothing was in my head     Except two heavy eyes      Like balls of burning lead.     And when it grew so black      That I could know no place,     I lost all judgment then,      Of distance and of space.     The street lamps, and the lights      Upon the halted cars,     Could either be on earth      Or be the heavenly stars.     A man passed by me close,      I asked my way, he said,     "Come, follow me, my friend",      I followed where he led.     He rapped the stones in front,      "Trust me," he said, "and come";     I followed like a child,      A blind man led me home.

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