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Blaring from the shop\u2019s fa\u00e7ade<\/b><\/p>\n
A neon sign claims \u201cOPEN\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
Step in here; please search the<\/b><\/p>\n
Shelves that cradle books for you<\/b><\/p>\n
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Revisit dreams; life\u2019s pride and purpose<\/b><\/p>\n
Devour pages one-by-one<\/b><\/p>\n
Eat words slowly\u2014as you wish<\/b><\/p>\n
Satisfy your long-held search for meaning<\/b><\/p>\n
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Books bound by fragile, wrinkled hands<\/b><\/p>\n
Or joined by man\u2019s devices<\/b><\/p>\n
How little it may matter to a reader<\/b><\/p>\n
Aching only for a sweet taste of wisdom<\/b><\/p>\n
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Lines fill with letters meant to squeeze<\/b><\/p>\n
And ring their finest colors<\/b><\/p>\n
Hear the soft, faint sounds of solitary breath<\/b><\/p>\n
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