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Chapter 3 - Marriage |
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Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage,
master?" |
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| And he answered saying: You were born together,
and together you shall be for evermore. You shall
be together when the white wings of death scatter
your days. Aye, you shall be together even in the
silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in
your togetherness. And let the winds of the heavens
dance between you. |
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| Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
let it rather be a moving sea between the shores
of your souls. Fill each other's cup but drink not
from one cup. |
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| Give one another of your bread but eat not from
the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each one of you be alone, even as the strings
of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same
music. |
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| Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together: For
the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak
tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow. |
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