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La terre les eaux va buvant L'arbre la boit par sa racine La mer éparse boit le vent et le soleil boit la marine Le soleil est bu de la lune Tout boit soit en haut ou en bas Suivant cette règle commune Pourquoi donc ne boirions nous pas?
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Earth goes on by drinking the rain, The tree drinks from the earth through its roots The scattered seas drink the wind, And the sun drinks the ocean; The sun is drunk by the moon. All things drink, high or low; Following this common rule Why then should we not too?
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