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Leaves of Grass
1860
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Debris 17
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DEBRIS.
I
THOUGHT
I was not alone, walking here by the shore,
But the one I thought was with me, as now I walk by
the shore,
As I lean and look through the glimmering light—
that one has utterly disappeared,
And those appear that perplex me.
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