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SCIENCE.
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Long may their columns stand through coming years,
When we who kneel within these snowy walls
May time tread lightly through these classic halls;
Have passed away to yonder blessed spheres,
Secure from change, from parting, and from tears,
Where our enfranchised spirits shall explore
Those boundless realms beyond the tide of years,
Rapt, at the shrine of all creating power,
Through endless time to learn, and wonder, and adore.