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Not-being's water served to mix my clay,

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Not-being's water served to mix my clay, by Omar Khayyam

Not-being's water served to mix my clay,
And on my heart grief's fire doth ever prey,
And blown am I like wind about the world,
And last my crumbling earth is swept away.

Form: Lyric

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