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THE SEA OF SUNSET by EMILY DICKINSON

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First Line: THIS IS THE LAND THE SUNSET WASHES, / THESE ARE THE BANKS OF
Last Line: DIP, AND VANISH WITH FAIRY SAILS.
This is the land the sunset washes,
These are the banks of the Yellow Sea;
Where it rose, or whither it rushes,
These are the western mystery!
Night after night her purple traffic
Strews the landing with opal bales;
Merchantmen poise upon horizons,
Dip, and vanish with fairy sails.


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