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OUT OF DARKNESS INTO LIGHT.
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We should falter and should stumble,
And should fail to reach the end
And should die in the beginning —
Die together, O my friend !
Die together? — 'twas a jewel
Which they threw us, for a stone :
Come what might, we could remember
That we should not be alone
So, with hands entwined the closer,
We pressed on against the blast
And we bided for the daylight,
And the daylight came at last.
First, the darkness grew to blackness,
And we shivered in the cold
And we trembled, lest our fingers
Should not keep their faithful hold
Then a strange grey veil fell on us, —
Was it darkness ? was it light ?
And we questioned each, What is it ?
Coming day, or coming night ?
