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in the forest’s heart,
where wild serenity thrives,
beasts in cozy rest,
this wood shares a gift of peace,
in tooth and claw, our refuge
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wisdom
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among ancient stones, wisdom resides,
majestic peaks, like sentinels of time,
their weathered faces hold the answers
of a thousand suns and endless climbs
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skull
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beneath a ragged cloak, in the grip of autumn’s darkness,
this grim tale unfolds, a haunting sight to witness,
a figure with a horse skull, a spectral form of dread,
wandering through the chilling night, collecting souls for the dead
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onerous
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granite giant looms,
in onerous toil, we strive,
victory’s sweet breath
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endless
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endless thoughts may churn,
in clutching shadows tightly,
freedom’s path obscured
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snuggling
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in the garden at dawn, a gnome so small,
snuggling ‘neath a mushroom, cozy and all
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with a sparkle in his eye, he dreams away,
in the first light of day, where dreams still hold sway
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candlelight
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under the soft candlelight’s glow we tread,
each flicker, a truth unveiled, in shadows spread
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into the thick where darkness laments and sighs,
paradox deepens beneath the starlit skies
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on this dim-lit trail, until the rising sun
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