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DOUBT WAS BORN MCMLXXI.

I opened the shutters

to my window

in the !!ey t "m

nd sme#t the $resh dewon the %rss

o$ the %rth !e#ow&

Deus in omni!us&

tou'hed the o#d 'ru'i$i(

on the w## !o)e my !ed

$e#t the pier'ed $eet&

Dio in noi e 'on noithe It#in mon* sid

s I he#ped him

in the wor*shop

'#enin% !rss $ittin%s

$or the 'hur'h&

I *issed her so$t $ruit

!ut it ws no pp#e

#i*e +)e,s nd I no Adm&

there re some

who wnt *now#ed%e

$or the s*e o$ *now#ed%e

!ut tht is Curiosity

nd there re some

who wnt *now#ed%e

so they 'n !e *nown

!y others tht is -nity

nd there re thosewho wnt *now#ed%e

so tht they 'n ser)e

nd tht is Lo)e

St Bernrd sid&

I wt'hed s u%h

w#*ed to the re$e'tory

%rim $'ed nd $in%erin%

his rosry with n n%e#t e#!ow nd demon

t $oot or so seemed&

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/ # $in du p0'h0

de 1our est #e p0'h0

the 2ren'h mon*s sid to me

s we s'ythed the %rss

!y the #on% dri)eto the !!ey&

I '#im!ed her pe*s

s we #y in her !ed&

I opened the !oo*

!y St Au%ustine whi'h

priest in London

re'ommended #on%

with the poet op*insnd I remem!ered !ein%

ser)ed te nd '*es

!y nun who wor*ed

#on% side him&

3eor%e swept the '#oister

s the hoo)er

hd p'*ed up

dt is !eterhet is rusti%er

Dut'h mon* sid to him&

she spred her #e%s

#i*e !utter$#y nd sid

t*e nd h)e your $i##

so I did&

no#ite iudi're

ut non iudi'eminiso it sid some p#'e

in the 3ospe#s&

the pri'e %ood men py

$or indi$$eren'e to pu!#i' $$irs

is to !e ru#ed !y e)i# men

3reth sid 4uotin%

$rom 5#to s we st

in the no)i'e roomwitin% Dom 6oe&

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I wnted to sense

3od,s !reth on my ne'*

s I !owed my hed to pry

!ut sensed on#y

'o#d wind in the 'hur'h

on ".78m dwnnd dou!t ws !orn.