The maid of Redenfayn, an allegory of two worlds, in three books: I The book of loves and dreams . The Maid of Redenfayn I III ?!?!?!?! I II IIIIII ii. Now, darling, tell me all your dream, he said. Twas very long, she answered him; but, oh,The most celestial ever mortal all of love, and Paradise — and seat he left, and sat upon the sandClose to her feet, where he her face might see,—?And took her hand. First, music did I hear —Far off, where shone a vision glorious,And lo, in blessed Paradise I was. Then to my soul there came a sense of peace, A peace that sponged away th

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The maid of Redenfayn, an allegory of two worlds, in three books: I The book of loves and dreams . The Maid of Redenfayn I III ?!?!?!?! I II IIIIII ii. Now, darling, tell me all your dream, he said. Twas very long, she answered him; but, oh,The most celestial ever mortal all of love, and Paradise — and seat he left, and sat upon the sandClose to her feet, where he her face might see,—?And took her hand. First, music did I hear —Far off, where shone a vision glorious,And lo, in blessed Paradise I was. Then to my soul there came a sense of peace, A peace that sponged away thoughts of the past, And left my spirit clean and satisfied. Oblivion sweet did all my senses soothe; Afloat I seemed high in the upper skies; All spaces widened out, all bounds enlarged; All distances increased infinitely; All objects visible faded from view; All thoughts and feelings wholly ceased to be; One endless ocean of non-entity Was all in all — save only me,— and soon In utter nothingness I was absorbed: Then empty was the boundless universe. And nought was anywhere — save only sleep. How long I rested thus I cannot tell;

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