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24.

LIFT me close to your face till I whisper,

What you are holding is in reality no book, nor part          of a book,

It is a man, flushed and full-blooded—it is I— So           long!

We must separate—Here! take from my lips this          kiss,

Whoever you are, I give it especially to you;

So long —and I hope we shall meet again.

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