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I softly sink into the bath of sleep: With eyelids shut, I see around me close The mottled, violet vapors of the deep, That wraps me in repose.

J. G. Holland

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J. G. Holland
Around
Wraps
Softly
Repose
Vapors
Sink
Vapor
Shut
Eyelids
Close
Bath
Deep
Violet
Sleep
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