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This Age Descending





For all that is made real

In this age descending

Where heroes leave naught

But the iron ring of their names

From bardic throats

I stand in this silent heart

Yearning the fading beat

Of lives fallen to dust

And the sifting whisper

Proclaims glory's passing

As the songs fail

In dwindling echoes

For all that is made real

The chambers and...
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Batter my heart, three-person'd God ; for you
As yet but knock ; breathe, shine, and seek to mend ;
That I may rise, and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend
Your force, to break, blow, burn, and make me new.
I, like an usurp'd town, to another due,
Labour to admit you, but O, to no end.
Reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend,...
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Cyrus had two sons. After his death, Cambyses, the older son, became ruler of all Persia. The younger son, Smerdis, was made a governor of Bactria and the Defender of the East. As soon as his rule was secure, Cambyses set out on a campaign to subjugate Egypt who was Persias only true rival.
Into the scene steps Darius. Darius is the nephew of Cyrus...
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OK, so for Christmas I moved into my new apartment. It's a great little place. A little smaller than where I am now, but nicer and it has a beautiful yard. Granted that yard is buried under about a foot of snow right now but hey, at least I don't have to mow it yet.

Anyways, for Christmas the fam got together and instead of...
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OK, so tomorrow is national To Write Love On Her Arms Day. If you want to really find out about it go to www.twloha.com but for those those that just want a brief synopsis, TWLOHA is an organization that is all about bringing light to depression and some of the things it causes like burning, cutting, violence to self and others, substance abuse, and ultimately...
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