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“I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction room, will the earth turn as it was taught, as if not, how shall I correct it?
Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven, can I do better?
Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrows can do it and I am, well, hopeless.
Is my eyesight fading or am I just imagining it, am I going to get rheumatism, lockjaw dementia?”