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    "text": "Thou hast made me, and shall Thy work decay?",
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    "text": "I run to death, and Death meets me as fast,",
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    "text": "I dare not move my dim eyes any way;",
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    "text": "Despair behind, and Death before doth cast",
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    "text": "By sin in it, which it towards hell doth weigh.",
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    "text": "Only Thou art above, and when towards Thee",
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    "text": "By Thy leave I can look, I rise again;",
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    "text": "But our old subtle foe so tempteth me,",
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    "text": "Thy grace may wing me to prevent his art",
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    "text": "And thou like adamant draw mine iron heart.",
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