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			 Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.  
	 Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy. 
		
 
	
			 Beware of silent dogs and still waters.  
	 Beware of silent dogs and still waters. 
		
 
	
			 'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
 And gushing out below,
  Half frantic in its joyousness,
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	 'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
 And gushing out below,
  Half frantic in its joyousness,
   And wild in eager flow.
    The earth is dried and parched with heat,
     And it hath long'd to be
      Released from out the selfish cloud,
       To cool the thirsty tree. 
		
 
	
			 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, 
than the mighty waves of the read more 
	 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, 
than the mighty waves of the sea. 
		
 
	
			 Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through 
it. The river was cut by the world's read more 
	 Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through 
it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over 
rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are 
timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of 
the words are theirs.
 I am haunted by waters. 
		
 
	
			 Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.  
	 Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water. 
		
 
	
			 Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the read more 
	 Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed. 
		
 
	
			 Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.  
	 Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river. 
		
 
	
			 "How does the Water
 Come down at Lodore?"  
	 "How does the Water
 Come down at Lodore?"