The Treason of an accent
Might Ecstasy transfer —
Of her effacing Fathom
Is no Recoverer —
—
The Treason of an Accent
Might vilify the Joy —
To breathe — corrode the rapture
Of Sanctity to be —
(Emily Dickinson)
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