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11The sky so pale and the trees so gauntThe sky so pale and the trees so gaunt
22Seem to smile at our bright costumesSeem to be smiling at our bright costumes
33Which float weightlessly,Which float weightlessly,
44Like wings fluttering with a nonchalant air.Without a care in the world, like wings fluttering.
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66And the gentle breeze ruffles the surface of the lowly lake,The gentle breeze ruffles the surface of the lowly lake,
77And the glimmer of sunlightAnd the glimmer of sunlight that casts
88That softens the shadows beneath the linden trees on the avenueThe faint blue shadows beneath the linden trees along the avenue
99Reaches us blue and deliberately fading.Serves our purposes well.
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1111Stylish deceivers and charming coquettes,Stylish deceivers and beguiling flirts,
1212Tender hearts, but unburdened by honour,Tender hearts, but unburdened by honour,
1313We converse exquisitelyWe converse seductively
1414And lovers caress their beloved,To the billing and cooing of lovers and their beloved,
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1616Whose imperceptible hand knowsWhose hands know
1717Sometimes to deliver a slap, to be exchangedEvery once in a while to deliver a barely felt smack, in exchange
1818For a kiss on the furthest tipFor a kiss on the furthest tip
1919Of the little finger, and as the matter isOf the little finger, and as the matter is
2020
2121Hugely exaggerated in its intensity,Hugely exaggerated in its intensity,
2222One is punished with a dismissive glance,One is further punished by the most dismissive of glances,
2323In contrast, incidentally,In contrast, by the way,
2424With the gentlest pout of the lips.With the most forgiving of pouts on their lips.

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