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Beauty is the Beast #5

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A small pool of water, on the banks of the Zanskar river.

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The fountains mingle with the river,
And the rivers with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things, by a law divine,
In one spirit meet and mingle.
Why not I with thine?

— P. B. Shelley, "Love’s Philosophy"

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"But the majestic River floated on, Out of the mist and hum of that high land"

  – Matthew Arnold, "Sohrab and Rustum"

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Nearly there! – Courtesy Prashi