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Paris and Helen

He called her:  golden dawn

She called him:  the wind whistles

He called her:  heart of the sky

She called him:  message bringer

He called her:  mother of pearl

           barley woman, rice provider,

           millet basket, corn maid,

           flax princess, all-maker, weef

She called him:  fawn, roebuck,

           stag, courage, thunderman,

           all-in-green, mountain strider

           keeper of forests, my-love-rides

He called her:  the tree is

She called him:  bird dancing

He called her:  who stands,

           has stood, will always stand

She called him:  arriver

He called her:  the heart and the womb

           are similar

She called him:  arrow in my heart.

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