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39 What฀the฀Ear฀Said Nothing฀to฀hear฀in฀that฀hollow.฀Not฀boats, not฀the฀cadence฀of฀boats฀and฀their฀oars. Not฀wood฀and฀water฀and฀the฀ferry to฀island฀in฀a฀storm,฀not฀rain.฀Not the฀repetition฀of฀rain฀and฀the฀often฀loved sound฀of฀trees.฀Or฀the฀sea. Or฀the฀open฀mouth฀receiving.฀Not฀the฀lean of฀the฀grief-struck฀against฀an฀oxcart฀or฀the฀low of฀the฀dog฀caught฀in฀that฀rain.฀Again the฀sound฀of฀the฀heart฀in฀the฀throat,฀and฀the฀too฀soon lapse฀of฀breath.฀Again฀the฀beat฀of฀the฀foot against฀the฀floor—the฀speech฀of฀the฀bed-creak or฀the฀priest.฀Not฀to฀hear฀a฀cloak฀or฀some฀ghost. Not฀moon.฀Not฀door.฀Not฀the฀entered฀shoes฀of฀a฀beautiful stranger฀and฀her฀door,฀her฀moon. ...

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