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FORERUNNERS
The Snowdrop founded cities
Ere Adam learned to spread
His grains of wheat upon a stone
And powder them for bread.
Though man is wont to flourish
The marvels he has done,
The Snowdrop worked before him,
And will work when he is gone.
Ere Adam learned to spread
His grains of wheat upon a stone
And powder them for bread.
Though man is wont to flourish
The marvels he has done,
The Snowdrop worked before him,
And will work when he is gone.
A million years the Nettle
Had lived beneath the sky
Before she got a chance to sting
Eve's leg and make her cry.
Though woman soon developed
A weapon she could trust,
The Nettle stung before her,
And will sting when she is dust.
Had lived beneath the sky
Before she got a chance to sting
Eve's leg and make her cry.
Though woman soon developed
A weapon she could trust,
The Nettle stung before her,
And will sting when she is dust.
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