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Shall pierce to the home of the planet and star,And reveal all the glory that shineth afar.
The spirit of Science, that fearlessly treads,The shrines of the ancient, whose kingdoms lie dead,Shall reveal to the ear of the Future the dream,And tell us the truths that the ages have seen.
She shall journey through glacier and limitless snow,For far to the North her music shall flow,From the farthest expanses of creation's sphere,Her banner shall wave, and her compass shall steer.
She shall stand face to face with the wonders of Heaven,And speak with the tongues that the Father hath given,To his children above, in the limitless sky,The peoples and planets of ages gone by.
The beast shall be freed from the bondage of toil,And no more shall the ships in the blue waters roll,The reign of the steam-king shall perish for aye,And a measureless wonder of speed in the sky,
