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11 An Idea, a Form, a Being An Idea, a Form, a Being
22 Parted from the azure and fallen Parted from the azure and fallen
33 Into a muddy, leaden Styx Into a muddy, leaden Styx
44 Where no eye of Heaven penetrates; Where no eye of Heaven penetrates;
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66 An Angel, an unwary traveller An Angel, an unwary traveller
77 Drawn by a fascination with the misshapen, Drawn by a fascination with the grotesque,
88 Thrashing about like a swimmer Thrashing about like a swimmer
99 In the deep throes of a vast nightmare, In the deep throes of a vast nightmare,
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1111 And struggling, in deathly anguish, And struggling, in deathly anguish,
1212 Against a gigantic whirlpool Against the force of a gigantic mælstrom
1313 Which carries on singing like madmen Which carries on hissing like a madman
1414 And pirouetting in the gloom; And swirling about in the gloom;
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1616 A poor wretch under the evil eye A poor wretch under the evil eye
1717 In his pointless fumblings, Groping around in desperation
1818 In order to escape from a place crawling with reptiles, To escape from a place crawling with serpents,
1919 Searching in vain for the light and the key Searching in vain for the light and the key;
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2121 A condemned man without a lamp making his way down A condemned man without a lamp making his way down
2222 At the edge of an abyss whose choking stench Along the edge of an abyss whose choking stench
2323 Betrays its dank depth, Betrays the dank depth,
2424 Unending banisterless stairways, Of its unending banisterless stairways,
2525
2626 Where slimy monsters keep watch, Where slimy monsters keep watch,
2727 Their great phosphorescent eyes Their great phosphorescent eyes
2828 Making the night blacker still Making the night blacker still
2929 And nothing but them visible; And making nothing but themselves visible;
3030
3131 A ship held fast in the arctic ice, A ship held fast in the arctic ice,
3232 As if in a web of crystal, As if in a web of crystal,
3333 Trying to find by which fatal Strait Trying to find by which fatal strait
3434 He came to fall into this gaol; He came to be imprisoned in this gaol;
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3636 Clear symbols, a complete picture Clear symbols, a complete picture
3737 Of an irremediable destiny, Of an irremediable destiny,
3838 Which leads one to think that the Devil Which leads one to think that the Devil
3939 Always makes a good job of whatever he does! Always makes a good job of whatever he does!
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4141 What a sombre and lucid exchange takes place What a sombre and lucid exchange takes place
4242 In a heart that has become its own mirror! In a heart that has become its own mirror!
4343 A well of Truth, clear yet black, A well of Truth, clear yet black,
4444 Where trembles a pallid star, Where trembles a pallid star,
4545
4646 An ironic, infernal beacon, An ironic, infernal beacon,
4747 A torch of satanic favours, A torch of satanic favours,
4848 Unique deliverance and glory, Unique deliverance and glory,
4949 - Consciousness in Evil! - Consciousness in Evil!

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