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sgavehihethefalteringasurefelt;</p>

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sefrohetreeretuing;inherhand</p>

aboughoffairestfruit,thatdoiled,</p>

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thypresence;agonyoflovetillnow</p>

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anitotry,rashuntriedisought,</p>

thepainofabsencefrohysight.butstrange</p>

hathbeenthecause,andohear:</p>

thistreeisnot,asold,atree</p>

ofdaasted,nortoevilunknown</p>

openingtheofdivineeffect</p>

toopeneyes,aheodsaste;</p>

andhathbeentastedsuch:theserpentwise,</p>

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269of374</p>

ootrestrainedasobeying,</p>

hatheatenofthefruit;andisbee,</p>

notdead,ashreatened,buttheh</p>

enduedanvoidhunsense,</p>

reasoningtoadration;ande</p>

persuasivelyhathsoprevailed,thati</p>

havealsotasted,andhavealsofound</p>

theeffeineeyes,</p>

dirst,dilatedspirits,alerheart,</p>

andgroogodhead;hee</p>

chieflyisought,houttheedespise.</p>

forbliss,asthouhastpart,toisbliss;</p>

tedious,unsharedhthee,andodioussoon.</p>

thouthereforealsotaste,thatequallot</p>

yjoinus,equaljoy,asequallove;</p>

lest,thounottasting,differentdegree</p>

disjoinus,andithentoolaterenounce</p>

deityforthee,it.</p>

thusevehunteheherstorytold;</p>

butinhercheekdisteerflushingglowed.</p>

ohersideadasoonasheheard</p>

thefataltrespassdonebyeve,azed,</p>

astooodandblank,hill</p>

ranthroughhisveins,andallhisjointsrelaxed;</p>

froissladthegarlandhedforeve</p>

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firsttohielfheinebroke.</p>

ofairestofcreation,lasta</p>

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thesaecursedfraud</p>

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heart:no,noifeel</p>

thelinkofnaturedrae:fleshofflesh,</p>

boneofbohouart,andfrohystate</p>

nenevershallbeparted,blissorwoe.</p>

sohavingsaid,asonefroaddisy</p>

reforted,andafterthoughtsdisturbed</p>

subttingtoedrediless,</p>

thusincaloodhisoevehetued.</p>

bolddeedthouhastpresud,adventurouseve,</p>

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