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] IV. "If thou become an eel,
 * And so forsake me,

I will turn fisher too, And fish the water blue
 * Until I take thee!"

V. "In vain with net or line
 * Thou me implorest:

I 'll be a bird that day, And wing my trackless way
 * Into the forest!"

VI. "If thou become a bird,
 * And so dost dare me,

I will a fowler be, And follow cunningly
 * Until I snare thee!"

VII. "When thou thy cruel snare
 * Settest full surely,

I will a flower become, And in my prairie home
 * Hide me securely!"

VIII. "If thou become a flower,
 * Before thou thinkest

I 'll be a streamlet clear, And all the water bear
 * That thou, love, drinkest!"