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The Prayer of Tharkin
(10/31/92)

Hear my plea, ye gods of men,
By this sword I swear.
Let the time of blood begin;
Let the wolf's fangs tear,
Let my foes' screams rend the air.
Pray you now, before I draw last breath,
Grant me life that I might grant them death.

© 1992 by J. M. Pressley


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