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[[ ]]f]'tne dim, siler]t prairie 
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 itna lor\eiii"\ess broods lil(e a mystical sjaell, 
 J Fjere bursts on our \/ision abeaLitifui riVer; 
 qroWr] up frorri t^ie aepTfis oj 2 Woqderful Well 
 
 n: emolerr] o| jDUrKy-lountaii'] oj beautij : 
 l^at povi/er i^atfiltjis n]iracle vv'rou^l'lt iq our iaqd ? 
 W/liatoraiq v^as so n)i^qiv-Wr|atariT| so potential ? 
 ose voice to iqe'l'loods ^a\/e Iqe 
 
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 endeavor, 
 
 hjrolibfj sliq5l]iqe,1qroubq darl^ncss, 
 ir\ cold arid iq fjeat. 
 
 j fiat Iqe lonte prisoned rivfer niajj rise iq a touqtaiq, 
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 it Vast panorania surpassin^lu ^randi : 
 
 We see tl^e yLiljiilrrierir of l'io]:>8s and 
 of vVisqes , 
 v^ood tidin6s of jou tothjis beautiful 
 
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 mf acres oq acres of ribeninfe wfjeat; 
 
 flqd We \]eQr iqthl} rriusictrje sonte o|1rje 
 
 reabers, 
 
 " '|o batl|er Itje food tl-|attF(e mumtua^es eaL 
 
e see^tqe riGri corqfields 
 
 vyitPi ^reer\ siikerj banners, 
 Qrid srioWy Whrt'e plurqes as"t]-|ey sWinb 
 
 iq 1lie breezes; 
 Hnclll|e fruits, aqd 
 
 ~\\]e f iovVers , 
 aqd sWeet loVvlu brasses, 
 rfnd Vin^ljar-ds, aqd boV/ers,arid luxuriarjt 
 
 trees. 
 
WliaTaretfie berqs of 1t]e mirje 
 
 or Iqe oceaPi 
 rom|DaredTo our t)oun1i|ul Treasures of braiq? 
 yr tirds o|* bn^ijT piurT]a^e 
 
 t^iatsinb int[]etrDpics, 
 LvOlT} pared to tf]e I^erds 
 
 roan] 
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 our plairi? 
 
cottbq bioorns wl]iteir\tl]e|ar 
 
 sunnU soutf| laqd, 
 M}]ericeaqd lliesliiar caqe uield ll]eir riefj stores; 
 jjutv/e coijqtno boor] preaTer-r|o f]erlta^e fairer 
 r^aqtliis VVqicq ir(e wafer r|as 
 
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 n ourtoWqs aqd our cities tFje poqderoLJs eabine, 
 
 jyow' tl^robs iq response 
 
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 of Tl]e We1lg,- 
 
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 Hqd 'lf]e w]]irr of Ihje irr|iils,ar[£]1tjef|ijrri of iFie 
 
 sh\r\Ses, 
 jrociairT\T!|is a land wFjere prosperiiU dwells. 
 
l^ll^Fie derriori o|"^ire 
 
 in \/ain speeds qis 
 
 ie^ior]s, 
 
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 arjd spoil 
 
 ^roiT| Iqe cieb1r]s o[trie earltj issues 
 
 forlt] Irje bri^I"it Water, 
 j qatsaVes fronr] destructior^ 
 
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 toil. 
 
e Wells furnish |Dov/er,a^d% streets 
 
 of oljr cities 
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 rdUiVers 
 
 ar|a flasiies 
 
 leabiq^ cascades, 
 qna rniinT]liriTib V/ater[ails 
 
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 r^e rriusic o"! Water 
 
 1qe sweetest eVan^el, 
 
 yyejoiqfqlTjeaRll]en] Wftfifieartand with 
 
 Vbice. 
 
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 ar]d iq 3torL|, 
 U/eteil of Irje miracle wVoUbKt in our laqd; 
 
 /ina tt|e n]L!nr|Ur of sirearr[s 
 
 and OT w^afenali 
 
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