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The earth was warm,
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The fields were green,
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The soil was rich
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Beneath the tree.
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Far in the north,
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Where no eyes gazed,
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The stars grew cold
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With whispers strange.
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The dark of night,
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The world was still,
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The skies did hum
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Winter's cold song.
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Dreams turned to frost,
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And winds like blades,
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Crept into hearts,
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With chill so deep.
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II
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The earth grew soft,
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So warm below,
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It stirred and shook
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Beneath the tread.
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Mountains sighed loud,
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And rivers moaned,
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Something ancient
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Woke in the north.
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The wise ones saw,
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In visions clear,
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A land of white,
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A world of snow.
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None could tell how
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This call to frost
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Had grown so strong—
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A yearning cold.
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III
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The fields once green,
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With songs of spring,
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Now whispered low,
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Of changing times.
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The roots grew cold,
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The soil turned hard,
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The north began
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To call them forth.
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No call was heard,
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No banners raised,
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Yet hooves did turn
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To distant peaks.
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Through forests dark,
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Through rivers wide,
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The march began,
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Silent and sure.
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IV
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It was one alone,
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A chieftain wise,
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Whose dreams were filled
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With winter's light.
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Her name was Cirrus Wisp,
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A mare of strength,
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Who heard the stars
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And knew their song.
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One night she saw,
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In crystal clear,
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The Great White Land
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Beyond their reach.
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The way was hard,
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The winds were fierce,
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No pony crossed
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Without great price.
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V
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In dreams she stood
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At the veil’s edge,
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Where stars hung low,
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And skies gleamed white.
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A shadow rose,
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A force unknown,
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Before her path,
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It barred her way.
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"Come forth, dreamer,"
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The shadow called,
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"Beyond this veil
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Lies cold and storm.
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But those who pass
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Must pay the toll,
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For winter takes
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What warmth has made."
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VI
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The chieftains met,
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At dawn's first light,
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With hearts of doubt,
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But eyes like ice.
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The earth was warm,
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Yet stirred with fear,
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For something far
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Had made its claim.
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Cirrus spoke out,
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Of stars and snow,
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Of visions cold
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From northern lights.
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"The north is harsh,
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Its light a call,
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But every step
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Will test our fate."
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VII
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In distant north,
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Where stars grow cold,
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The Veil awoke,
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Its will untold.
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It hummed and shook
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With ancient might,
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For snowbound lands
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Demand their right.
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The Veil was thin,
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A wall of light,
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That shimmered bright
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With frost in flight.
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No pony knew
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Its full true form,
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But all could feel
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Its chilling call.
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VIII
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The Veil called out
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To those who dreamed,
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Not with warm words,
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Nor voice of peace.
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Its voice was wind,
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Its song was wild,
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And those who came
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Would face its test.
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With hearts of doubt,
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Yet hooves of strength,
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The ponies marched
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To lands afar.
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Cirrus led forth,
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Her gaze like steel,
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For she had seen
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The northern stars.
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IX
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Through forests dark,
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Through rivers wide,
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They ventured forth
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In silent step.
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The nights grew long,
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The winds blew sharp,
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And frost began
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To bite their coats.
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At last they came
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Unto the Veil,
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A wall of mist,
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Of snow and light.
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But as they neared,
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The winds grew fierce,
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And shadows danced
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In Veil's cold glow.
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X
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From mists emerged
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A figure dark,
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With eyes of ice,
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And voice of stone.
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It spoke to them
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With winter's breath,
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A voice that froze
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Their beating hearts.
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"No hoof shall cross
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This frozen veil,
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For ancient laws
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Its ancient claim.
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You seek the land
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Where stars grow still,
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But frost’s cold gifts
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Must match your will."
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XI
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One by one,
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The ponies stood,
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Their breath like frost,
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Their hearts unsure.
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Cirrus stepped forth
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With steady hoof,
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And faced the shade
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At winter's gate.
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"I seek the frost,
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And know there's cost,
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Yet speak your terms—
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What must be lost?"
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The shadow smiled,
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Its grin like ice,
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"For you, the price
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Is what you were."
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XII
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One by one,
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They stepped through frost,
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Through veil of mist,
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Into the cold.
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As they crossed,
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Their coats grew thick,
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Their hooves turned light,
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Their hearts like snow.
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The earth they knew
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Was left behind,
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And winter's breath
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Now filled their veins.
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No longer bound
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To field and stone,
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They became stars,
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Of frost and wind.
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XIII
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Their eyes shone bright
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With winter's light,
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Their manes like ice,
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Their hooves like frost.
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They had become
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What stars foretold—
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The Frostmanes now,
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The cold’s own guard.
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From heart of frost,
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Three gifts arose,
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Bestowed on those
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Who crossed the veil.
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Bound by the chill,
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Their hearts were firm,
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A steadfast will,
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No cold could turn.
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XIV
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The Sight of Stars,
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So deep and wise,
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Their eyes could pierce
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The northern skies.
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The Silent Strength,
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A heart of ice,
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That never bends
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Or breaks in storm.
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The Step of Snow,
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So light as wind,
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No storm could bind
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Their hooves to ground.
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Their coats grew thick,
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Their hooves grew light,
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And winter’s might
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Was in their bones.
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Their first steps fell
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On fields of frost,
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Their hooves sank not,
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The snow gave way.
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Light as the wind,
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They moved with grace,
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Unbound by storm,
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At winter’s pace.
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Their coats grew long,
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In colors pure,
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Of browns and grays,
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Of earth and stone.
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For bright and bold
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Had no place here,
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Where stealth in snow
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Was their great shield.
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XVI
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Their coats grew soft,
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As if by will,
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And fluff became
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Their arm and might.
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With every gust,
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They held the warmth,
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And walked in peace
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Where frost winds bite.
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But in this land
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Of endless white,
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The snowponies learned
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To fight and thrive.
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Their hooves grew swift,
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Their eyes grew sharp,
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For winter's world
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Was full of life.
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XVII
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In forests dark,
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Of ancient pine,
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Their villages rose
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With logs and light.
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They gathered roots,
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And berries sweet,
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For winter's feast
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Was found in trees.
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In tundra wide,
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Where winds ran wild,
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They built their homes
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From ice and snow.
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Their igloos gleamed
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In northern lights,
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A beacon bright
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In endless night.
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XVIII
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Upon the seas,
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Where waves turned cold,
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They fished the depths
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With lines of frost.
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The icebound catch,
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From waters deep,
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Filled their hearts warm
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Through long, dark nights.
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In lands once wild,
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Where frost took hold,
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The snowponies carved
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A home from ice.
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They built with frost,
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Their strength from snow,
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And named it Snowpitt,
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A village bright.
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XIX
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The shamans spoke
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To northern winds,
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And called the ghosts
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Of frost and snow.
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With hairs of frost,
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From coats they wove
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Great charms of strength
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And magic deep.
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For snowponies knew
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That frost held will,
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And magic lived
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In every flake.
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They called the ghosts
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Of ancient days,
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Who wandered still
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Through snow and sky.
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But not all ponies
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Knew the gift
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To walk on snow
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With steps so light.
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The snowtrot was
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A sacred skill,
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Passed down by those
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Who knew the way.
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Young fillies learned,
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Through toil and test,
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To place their hooves
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Like feathers soft.
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The greatest ones
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Could gallop swift,
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Without a flake
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Disturbed in flight.
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XXI
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In northern nights,
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Where windigos roamed,
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The snowponies learned
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To guard their hearts.
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For hatred brought
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The winds of death,
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And anger fed
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The frozen beasts.
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But snowponies knew
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The ancient law:
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The balance held
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'Tween fire and ice.
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They stoked their hearths
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With careful flame,
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But never let
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Their hearts grow warm.
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XXII
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Beyond the gate
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Where cold winds hold,
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Where glaciers gleamed
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And shadows slept,
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There roamed great beasts
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Of ice and flame,
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Leviathans deep
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In frozen seas.
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The snowponies fought
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With frozen spears,
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Enchanted blades
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Of magic bright.
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Their warriors bold
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Would guard the night,
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To shield their homes
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From winter's blight.
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XXIII
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In Snowpitt bright,
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Beneath the stars,
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The tribes would come
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From far and wide.
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Through endless night,
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Where the sky grew dark,
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They gathered close
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In frost and flame.
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They sang the songs
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Of winter’s might,
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And danced below
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The northern lights.
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For though they thrived
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In ice and cold,
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The snowponies held
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Their hearts as one.
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XXIV
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The snowponies rose,
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With strength and peace,
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Their hearts ablaze
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With winter’s gift.
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They held the balance
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Of snow and flame,
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And walked the world
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With steps of light.
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Though frost did bite,
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And storms did wail,
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Their hearts stayed warm
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Like hearths of flame.
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For love was born
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Beneath the snow,
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And friendship’s bond
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No cold could break.
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They gathered close
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In huts of ice,
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And shared the warmth
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Of voice and light.
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Their laughter rang
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Through winter’s night,
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And in their eyes,
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The stars shone bright.
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For though they’d changed,
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Their hearts stayed true,
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As fierce as storm
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As wild as gale.
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Through endless nights,
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They stood as one—
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Snowponies bound
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By love and trust.
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XXVI
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When tempers froze,
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When frost crept in,
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Their warmth arose,
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And melt the cold.
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For when the winds
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Were fiercest blown,
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They never gave
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A cold shoulder.
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They laughed aloud
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In frost-kissed air,
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While snowflakes danced,
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In winter's wonder.
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Each one a vow
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Softly laid,
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As gentle as
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The frost that flakes.
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XXVII
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In every flake
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Of snow that fell,
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A quiet grace
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Of wonder bloomed.
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For even when
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The world grew dark,
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Their love remained
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A winter’s glow.
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Through winters long,
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Through endless storms,
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Their bond endured,
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Forever warm.
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And in the heart
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Of snow so deep,
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Their love would hold
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And never sleep.
by Glane