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ones awake, we seek your chosen temples In caves and sheltering sandhills and sacred banyan roots; O lift your dreaming heads from their trance of ageless wisdom, And weave your mystic measures to the melody of flutes.

We bring you milk and maize, wild figs and golden honey, And kindle fragrant incense to hallow all the air, With fasting lips we pray, with fervent hearts we praise you, O bless our lowly offerings and hearken to our prayer.

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