It’s possible, I’m moving through the hard veins of heavy mountains, l…

Rainer Maria Rilke
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It’s possible, I’m moving through the hard veins of heavy mountains, like an arc, alone; I’m so deep inside, I see no end in sight, and no distance: everything is getting near and everything near is turning to stone.
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