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Here is a country ruled by silence. Empty streets bask in sunlight and absence. A country of mice and dark windows. In an audience room dance a few shadows. The oldest one speaks : "I am an Eternal Empress ; blessed is my lot. My subjects have gone, but my rule has not. Through sunrise and twilight I seat on cold stone, For one more day I rule, once again to suffer alone." She oversees a sea of empty homes. What a poor fate, for one's crown to be so heavy, For a single soul to bear the eternity of duty.
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Aug 26, 2014
Aug 26, 2014 at 7:39 PM UTC
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Here is a country ruled by silence. Empty streets bask in sunlight and absence. A country of mice and dark windows. In an audience room dance a few shadows. The oldest one speaks : "I am an Eternal Empress ; blessed is my lot. My subjects have gone, but my rule has not. Through sunrise and twilight I seat on cold stone, For one more day I rule, once again to suffer alone." She oversees a sea of empty homes. What a poor fate, for one's crown to be so heavy, For a single soul to bear the eternity of duty.
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Aug 26, 2014
Aug 26, 2014 at 7:39 PM UTC
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