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  "venue": "The Poetical Works of George MacDonald, Volume II (1893)",
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    "text": "Trust him in the common light;",
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    "text": "Trust him in the awesome night;",
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    "text": "Trust him when the earth doth quake:",
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    "text": "Trust him when thy heart doth ache;",
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    "text": "Trust him when thy brain doth reel",
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    "text": "And thy friend turns on his heel;",
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    "text": "Trust him when the way is rough,",
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    "text": "Cry not yet, “It is enough!”",
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    "text": "But obey with true endeavour,",
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