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    paradiselost

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    oh,deherebyaptertoreceive

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    shiinvain;northink,thoughnwerenone,

    thatheaveodpraise:

    llionsofspiritualcreaturesheearth

    unseen,bothake,andwhenwesleep:

    allthesehceaselesspraisehisworksbehold

    bothdayandnight:hothesteep

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    broideredtheground,relouredthanhstone

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    bothtued,andunderopenskyadored

    paradiselost

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    thegodthatdebothsky,air,earth,andheaven,

    oonsrespleglobe,

    andstarrypole:thoualsodestthenight,

    keroipotent,andthoutheday,

    hployed,

    havefinished,happyinourtualhelp

    andtuallove,theofallourbliss

    ordaihee;andthisdelie

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