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COMPLETION

The girl, aware of only thought,
Woke him from musing in the wood
Of Consolation. Coming close,
She did not see him where he stood
To learn the maid he long had sought.
A glitter, and his life came whole!
The glitter swept him, and was gone,
To stay his central spark of time.
Leaving him other than alone,
She passed his body, not his soul.