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Leaves of Grass (1871-72)
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THE TORCH.
ON my northwest coast in the midst of the night, a
fishermen's group stands watching;
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Out on the lake, that expands before them, others are
spearing salmon;
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The canoe, a dim shadowy thing, moves across the
black water,
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| Bearing a Torch ablaze at the prow. |
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