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[cut away] vain the mastadon retreats beneath its
half-powdered bones,

A

In vain objects stand leagues off and assume
manifold shapes,

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In vain the sea sets _^ocean settling in its hollows, and the
great monsters lieying low,

In vain the buzzard houses herself in _^with the sky,

In vain the snake slides through the creepers
and rocks stones logs,

In vain the moose ? puma elk takes to the inner passes of the woods,

In vain the razor‑billed auk sails far north to Labrador,

I follow quickly . . . . I ascend to the nest in the
fissure of the cliff.—

I believe I _^think I will could turn again and live awhile awhile [illegible] with the an[cut away]

[cut away] are so placid and self-contained,

[cut away] [can?] stand and look observe watch on at them all day long,— by the [illegible] hour and the [cut away] [cut away] can stand and look at them them sometimes all half the day long.

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They do not sweat and whine about their condition

They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,

They do not make me sick, discussing their duty to God;

Not one is dissatisified . . . . not one takes medicine or is
demented with the mania of owning things,