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Thereafter nestling in the flowers a faun
Came trotting where she lay, and offered fruit;
Which she, remembering Mother's hest, refused.
Whereat the wilful savage raging vowed
That eat she should, or he would ope her mouth
And force the fruitage down. She turned and fled,
The faun pursuing, to a rapid stream
Wherein she leaped. He, shrieking on the brink,
Stood pelting her with berries as she swam
And landed lightly on the other side.
Came trotting where she lay, and offered fruit;
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Whereat the wilful savage raging vowed
That eat she should, or he would ope her mouth
And force the fruitage down. She turned and fled,
The faun pursuing, to a rapid stream
Wherein she leaped. He, shrieking on the brink,
Stood pelting her with berries as she swam
And landed lightly on the other side.
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