To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim

Walt Whitman
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To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim - the rocks - the motion of the waves - the ships, with men in them, what stranger miracles are there? ✨ Walt Whitman (1861). Leaves of Grass, p.220
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To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim - the rocks - the motion of the waves - the ships, with men in them, what stranger miracles are there? ✨ Walt Whitman (1861). Leaves of Grass, p.220

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