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Thou found me.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know you were looking.<\/p>\n
Thou knew me.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know I could be known.<\/p>\n
Thou pulled me.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know where to go.<\/p>\n
Thou lifted me.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know that I was down.<\/p>\n
Thou transformed me.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know I could change.<\/p>\n
Thou loved me.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know I could be loved.<\/p>\n
Thou held me.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know I could be held.<\/p>\n
I & Thou.<\/p>\n
Thou knew.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
I do now.<\/p>\n
I believe in Thou.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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