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Sleeves dripping from my hike through heavy autumnal rains, I find shelter amid tall books:
drying my hands, I find one, lifting it down with care from that high shelf:
prints, depicting with love, hard country lives — sudden tears.
Caught in a heavy autumn rain, the speaker comes inside with wet sleeves and takes refuge among tall books. The setting feels quiet and safe, a library or study where drying hands can linger. Carefully, the speaker lifts one book down from a high shelf.
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