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第1章 Dedication

This book is dedicated to that wonderful moment on that historic day,

March 12, 1971.

Come lovely and soothing death,

Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving,

In the day, in the night, to all, to each,

Sooner or later, delicate death,

Prais'd be the fathomless universe,

For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious,

And for love, sweet love-but praise! praise! praise!

For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death.

And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.

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