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The Disciple: Dedication

George MacDonald

To all who fain
Would keep the grain,
      And cast the husk away—
That it may feed
The living seed,
      And serve it with decay—
I offer this dim story
Whose clouds crack into glory.
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From The Poetical Works of George MacDonald | 1893
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