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He set a border unto the darkness, and unto every perfect work that he made, he placed a stone of darkness and shadow of death.

The river breaks forth next to the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot, that were higher than man, are gone away.

Land out of which bread comes forth, and underneath it shall be as if it were converted in fire.

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Mortals put an end to the darkness;(A)
    they search out the farthest recesses
    for ore in the blackest darkness.(B)
Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(C)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.
The earth, from which food comes,(D)
    is transformed below as by fire;

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