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11Nature is a temple, in which living pillarsNature is a temple, whose living columns
22sometimes let out a confusion of words;From time to time let out a Babel of confusion;
33 Man passes through it across forests of symbolsMan traverses it through forests of symbols
44that watch him with knowing glances.That watch him with all-knowing glances.
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66Like extended echoes which merge with one another far awayLike extended echoes which merge with one another far off
77to become a murky deep oneness,To become a mysterious, deep oneness,
88as vast as darkness and light together,As vast as darkness and light together,
99the scents, the colours and the sounds relate each to the other.The fragrances, the colours and the sounds relate each to the other.
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1111There are fragrances, fresh like the flesh of children,There are scents, sweet like children’s skin,
1212mellow as oboes, green as meadows,Mellow like the sound of oboes, green like meadows,
1313- and others, corrupted, rich and triumphant,- And others, corrupted, sumptuous and exultant,
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1515With the expansive power of infinite things,With the expansive power of the infinite,
1616things such as amber, musk, benjamin and incense,Things like amber, musk, benjamin and incense,
1717which voice the rapturous ecstasy of the mind and of the senses.Which voice the rapturous ecstasy of the mind and of the senses.

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