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Ja! Ich weiß, woher ich stamme! Ungesättigt gleich der Flamme glühe und verzehr' ich mich. Licht wird alles, was ich fasse, Kohle alles, was ich lasse: Flamme bin ich sicherlich!
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Line count: 6
Word count: 30
Yes! I know where I come from! As insatiable as a flame, I smoulder and consume myself. Everything I seize turns into light, Everything I let go turns into coal: Surely I am a flame!
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 35
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