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11Full of ancient fish struck with blindness,Full of aged fish struck with blindness,
22The pool, beneath a lowering sky rolling with muted thunder,The pool, beneath a lowering sky rolling with muted thunder,
33Disperses between its centuries old rushesDisperses between its centuries old rushes
44The lapping horror of its murky depths.The lapping horror of its murky depths.
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66Down there, water-sprites light the gloomDown there, water-sprites act as lighting
77Of a swamp blacker than black, sinister and fearsome;For a swamp blacker than black, sinister and fearsome;
88Nothing emerges from this desolate placeNothing emerges from this desolate place
99But the hideous din of its consumptive toads.But the hideous din of its consumptive toads.
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1111Now, the moon, which rises just at this momentWhereas the moon, which rises just at this moment
1212Appears to regard herself in such a supernatural light,Appears to regard herself so eerily,
1313One might say, as she catches sight of her ghostly form there.One might say, as she catches sight of her ghostly form there.
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1515Her flat nose and the strange ripple of her teeth,Her flat nose and the strange ripple of her teeth,
1616A death’s head illuminated from withinA death’s head illuminated from within
1717That would come to see its reflection in a mirror of darkness.That would come to be reflected in a mirror of darkness.

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