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First Line: No


No!
We will not slay the moon,
For she is the fairest of the daughters of Zeus,
Of the maidens of Olympus.
And though she be pale and yet more pale
Gazing upon dead men
And fierce disastrous strife,
Yet for us she is still a frail lily
Floating upon a calm pool-
Still a tall lady
Comforting our human despair.






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