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A STARRY NIGHT by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

First Line: A CLOUD FELL DOWN FROM THE HEAVENS
Last Line: AND ALL PEERED DOWN TO SEE.

A CLOUD fell down from the heavens,
And broke on the mountain's brow;
It scattered the dusky fragments
All over the vale below.

The moon and the stars were anxious
To know what its fate might be;
So they rushed to the azure op'ning,
And all peered down to see.



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