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And the monkeys were everywhere

And the monkeys were everywhere

The friends met for dinner

The friends met for dinner

It became a test of strength

It became a test of strength

Another silence comes to mind

Another silence comes to mind

I closed my eyes again

I closed my eyes again

You will reflect on the fact that too much reflection is pointless

You will reflect on the fact that too much reflection is pointless

Always had to be the center of attention

Always had to be the center of attention

There are no windows

There are no windows

Distances exist to be bridged

Distances exist to be bridged

It was a pretty disastrous mise en scène

It was a pretty disastrous mise en scène

I am not saying I can touch my toes

I am not saying I can touch my toes

His young eyes stored away each play of light

His young eyes stored away each play of light

We felt afraid

We felt afraid

And in the morning the land was cut in two

And in the morning the land was cut in two

She had to get back underground as quickly as possible

She had to get back underground as quickly as possible

If the work was all that trivial, why did you bother?

If the work was all that trivial, why did you bother?

They heard, too, a distant thudding noise

They heard, too, a distant thudding noise

Do you really think it will go unnoticed?

Do you really think it will go unnoticed?

At any rate, the Wheel has now turned again

At any rate, the Wheel has now turned again

A smile might have played round my lips

A smile might have played round my lips

For confusion is a kind of bewitchment

For confusion is a kind of bewitchment

Pay attention, that’s all. Notice things

Pay attention, that’s all. Notice things

You could not extract the Philosophic Mercury from gold

You could not extract the Philosophic Mercury from gold

And I am not in the mood to be tender and conciliatory just now

And I am not in the mood to be tender and conciliatory just now

Gold and silver will appear in our coffers as if by magic

Gold and silver will appear in our coffers as if by magic

I have begun thinking like an Alchemist

I have begun thinking like an Alchemist

There are ragged bandit gangs all over the place

There are ragged bandit gangs all over the place

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