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| November 17, 2008 | Akhmatova, Anna | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
   So, you imagined I would be the kind 
   it would be possible you could forget, 
   that I would throw myself, out of my mind, 
   beneath the hooves of a bay thoroughbred; 
   or beg some local sorceress for spoken 
   incantations over a water root, 
   and send it to you with a shocking token--my 
   cherished shawl, scented with perfume. 
   ...

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