Blackout sin and law

So ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ivy and ¦¦¦ bays,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ restore the ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ways.
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Though ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ the ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ earth ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
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¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ upon your breasts' ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ lightness ¦¦¦¦
Rebuke, ¦¦¦ wither ¦¦¦ the ill.
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
Not ¦¦¦¦ music, ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ nor show:
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¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ all man's ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ humility.
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
To welcome ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ the poor ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
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To those that want, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ more ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ loss and sin.
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¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦


(Blackout of The True Christians by Henry Vaughan)
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July 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Well composed black out
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