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The Three Taverns

...A coming gleam across the gulf of ages, 
And a way home from shipwreck to the shore;
And so, through pangs and ills and desperations, 
There may be light for all. There shall be light. 
As much as that, you know. You cannot say 
This woman or that man will be the next 
On whom it falls; you are not here for that.
You ministration is to be for others 
The firing of a rush that may for them 
Be soon the fire itself. The few at first 
Are fighting for the multitude at last; 
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by Robinson, Edwin Arlington

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