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Hear from the spirit world this mystery:

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Hear from the spirit world this mystery: by Omar Khayyam

Hear from the spirit world this mystery:
Creation is summed up, O man, in thee;
Angel and demon, man and beast art thou,
Yea, thou art all thou dost appear to be!

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