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[twice] [told] [tales] 

[snow-flakes] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

it is to be , in good earnest , a wintry storm . 
1 it 4 be
2 is 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 11 wintry
5 , 11 wintry
6 in 11 wintry
7 good 11 wintry
8 earnest 11 wintry
9 , 11 wintry
10 a 11 wintry
11 wintry 12 storm
11 wintry 13 .

the cloud-spirits are slowly weaving her white mantle . 
1 the 2 cloud-spirits
2 cloud-spirits 3 are
2 cloud-spirits 4 slowly
2 cloud-spirits 5 weaving
2 cloud-spirits 6 her
2 cloud-spirits 7 white
2 cloud-spirits 8 mantle
8 mantle 9 .

thus gradually , by silent and stealthy influences , are great changes wrought . 
1 thus 7 stealthy
2 gradually 7 stealthy
3 , 4 by
4 by 7 stealthy
5 silent 7 stealthy
6 and 7 stealthy
7 stealthy 8 influences
8 influences 10 are
8 influences 11 great
8 influences 12 changes
8 influences 13 wrought
8 influences 14 .
9 , 10 are

we , likewise , shall lose sight of our mother 's familiar visage , and must content ourselves with looking heavenward the oftener . 
1 we 3 likewise
2 , 3 likewise
3 likewise 5 shall
3 likewise 6 lose
3 likewise 7 sight
4 , 5 shall
7 sight 13 visage
8 of 13 visage
9 our 13 visage
10 mother 13 visage
11 's 13 visage
12 familiar 13 visage
13 visage 15 and
13 visage 16 must
13 visage 17 content
14 , 15 and
17 content 21 heavenward
18 ourselves 21 heavenward
19 with 21 heavenward
20 looking 21 heavenward
21 heavenward 22 the
21 heavenward 23 oftener
21 heavenward 24 .

now , leaving the storm to do his appointed office , let us sit down , pen in hand , by our fireside . 
1 now 14 sit
2 , 3 leaving
3 leaving 9 appointed
4 the 5 storm
5 storm 9 appointed
6 to 7 do
7 do 9 appointed
8 his 9 appointed
9 appointed 10 office
9 appointed 12 let
9 appointed 14 sit
10 office 11 ,
12 let 13 us
14 sit 15 down
14 sit 16 ,
14 sit 17 pen
17 pen 23 fireside
18 in 23 fireside
19 hand 20 ,
19 hand 23 fireside
21 by 23 fireside
22 our 23 fireside
23 fireside 24 .

in our brief summer [,] [i] do not think , but only exist in the vague enjoyment of a dream . 
1 in 3 brief
2 our 3 brief
3 brief 4 summer
3 brief 20 dream
7 do 13 exist
8 not 13 exist
9 think 13 exist
10 , 11 but
11 but 13 exist
12 only 13 exist
13 exist 14 in
13 exist 16 vague
13 exist 17 enjoyment
14 in 15 the
17 enjoyment 18 of
17 enjoyment 20 dream
19 a 20 dream
20 dream 21 .

however transitory their glow , they at least shine amid the darksome shadow which the clouds of the outward sky fling through the room . 
1 however 2 transitory
2 transitory 3 their
2 transitory 4 glow
4 glow 9 shine
5 , 6 they
6 they 9 shine
7 at 8 least
8 least 9 shine
9 shine 12 darksome
10 amid 12 darksome
11 the 12 darksome
12 darksome 13 shadow
12 darksome 14 which
12 darksome 15 the
12 darksome 16 clouds
16 clouds 21 fling
16 clouds 25 .
17 of 18 the
17 of 21 fling
19 outward 21 fling
20 sky 21 fling
21 fling 22 through
21 fling 24 room
22 through 23 the

now look we forth again , and see how much of his task the storm-spirit has done . 
1 now 2 look
1 now 3 we
3 we 4 forth
3 we 8 see
4 forth 5 again
4 forth 7 and
6 , 7 and
8 see 9 how
9 how 15 storm-spirit
10 much 15 storm-spirit
11 of 15 storm-spirit
12 his 15 storm-spirit
13 task 15 storm-spirit
14 the 15 storm-spirit
15 storm-spirit 16 has
15 storm-spirit 17 done
15 storm-spirit 18 .

slow and sure ! 
1 slow 2 and
1 slow 3 sure
1 slow 4 !

he has the day , perchance the week , before him , and may [take] [his] [own] [time] [to] [accomplish] [nature] ['s] [burial] [in] [snow] [.] 
1 he 6 perchance
2 has 6 perchance
3 the 6 perchance
4 day 6 perchance
5 , 6 perchance
6 perchance 8 week
6 perchance 10 before
6 perchance 11 him
6 perchance 14 may
7 the 8 week
8 week 9 ,
11 him 13 and
12 , 13 and

very sad are the flower shrubs in midwinter ! 
1 very 8 midwinter
2 sad 8 midwinter
3 are 8 midwinter
4 the 8 midwinter
5 flower 8 midwinter
6 shrubs 8 midwinter
7 in 8 midwinter
8 midwinter 9 !

the roofs of the houses are now all white , save where the eddying wind has kept them bare at the bleak corners . 
1 the 2 roofs
2 roofs 3 of
2 roofs 5 houses
2 roofs 6 are
2 roofs 7 now
2 roofs 8 all
4 the 5 houses
8 all 14 eddying
9 white 14 eddying
10 , 14 eddying
11 save 14 eddying
12 where 14 eddying
13 the 14 eddying
14 eddying 15 wind
14 eddying 16 has
14 eddying 17 kept
14 eddying 18 them
14 eddying 19 bare
19 bare 22 bleak
20 at 22 bleak
21 the 22 bleak
22 bleak 23 corners
22 bleak 24 .

look next into the street , where we have seen an amusing parallel to the combat of those fancied demons in the upper regions . 
1 look 5 street
2 next 5 street
3 into 5 street
4 the 5 street
5 street 6 ,
5 street 12 amusing
7 where 12 amusing
8 we 9 have
9 have 10 seen
10 seen 12 amusing
11 an 12 amusing
12 amusing 13 parallel
13 parallel 14 to
13 parallel 16 combat
15 the 16 combat
16 combat 17 of
16 combat 18 those
16 combat 19 fancied
16 combat 20 demons
20 demons 24 regions
21 in 24 regions
22 the 23 upper
23 upper 24 regions
24 regions 25 .

it is a snow-battle of school-boys . 
1 it 4 snow-battle
2 is 4 snow-battle
3 a 4 snow-battle
4 snow-battle 5 of
4 snow-battle 6 school-boys
4 snow-battle 7 .

what [pitched] [battles] [,] [worthy] to [be] [chanted] [in] [homeric] [strains] [!] 
1 what 6 to

what storming of fortresses , built all of massive snowblocks ! 
1 what 4 fortresses
2 storming 4 fortresses
3 of 4 fortresses
4 fortresses 10 snowblocks
5 , 10 snowblocks
6 built 10 snowblocks
7 all 10 snowblocks
8 of 10 snowblocks
9 massive 10 snowblocks
10 snowblocks 11 !

what feats of individual prowess , and embodied onsets of martial enthusiasm ! 
1 what 2 feats
2 feats 9 onsets
3 of 9 onsets
4 individual 9 onsets
5 prowess 6 ,
5 prowess 9 onsets
7 and 9 onsets
8 embodied 9 onsets
9 onsets 10 of
9 onsets 11 martial
9 onsets 12 enthusiasm
9 onsets 13 !

who reared it ? 
1 who 2 reared
2 reared 3 it
2 reared 4 ?

and what means it ? " 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 means
2 what 4 it
2 what 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

the shattered pedestal of many a battle monument has provoked these questions , when none could answer . 
1 the 2 shattered
2 shattered 3 pedestal
3 pedestal 4 of
3 pedestal 5 many
3 pedestal 6 a
3 pedestal 7 battle
3 pedestal 8 monument
3 pedestal 9 has
3 pedestal 10 provoked
10 provoked 11 these
10 provoked 12 questions
10 provoked 14 when
10 provoked 15 none
10 provoked 16 could
10 provoked 17 answer
12 questions 13 ,
17 answer 18 .

would [it] [might] [inspire] me [to] [sketch] [out] [the] [personification] [of] [a] [new] [england] [winter] ! 
1 would 5 me
5 me 16 !

and [that] [idea] [,] [if] [i] [can] [seize] the [snow-wreathed] [figures] [that] [flit] [before] [my] [fancy] , [shall] [be] the [theme] [of] the next [page] . 
1 and 9 the
9 the 24 next
17 , 20 the
20 the 24 next
23 the 24 next
24 next 26 .

how does [winter] [herald] [his] [approach] ? 
1 how 2 does
2 does 7 ?

it is [stern] [winter] 's [vesture] . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 5 's
1 it 7 .

it is the [voice] [of] [winter] [;] [and] [when] [parents] [and] children [bear] [it] , [they] [shudder] and [exclaim] [,] ["] [winter] [is] come ! 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 12 children
12 children 15 ,
15 , 18 and
18 and 24 come
24 come 25 !

[cold] [winter] [has] [begun] [his] [reign] [already] [!] ["] 

there [he] [lies] [stark] [and] [stiff] , a [human] [shape] [of] [ice] [,] [on] [the] [spot] [where] [winter] [overtook] [him] [.] 
1 there 8 a
7 , 8 a

on strides the tyrant over the rushing rivers and broad lakes , which turn to rock beneath his footsteps . 
1 on 4 tyrant
2 strides 3 the
2 strides 4 tyrant
4 tyrant 5 over
4 tyrant 7 rushing
4 tyrant 8 rivers
5 over 6 the
8 rivers 11 lakes
9 and 11 lakes
10 broad 11 lakes
11 lakes 12 ,
11 lakes 13 which
11 lakes 14 turn
11 lakes 15 to
11 lakes 16 rock
11 lakes 17 beneath
11 lakes 20 .
17 beneath 19 footsteps
18 his 19 footsteps

[his] [dreary] [empire] [is] [established] [;] [all] [around] [stretches] [the] [desolation] [of] [the] [pole] [.] 

such fantasies , intermixed among graver toils of mind , have made the winter 's day pass pleasantly . 
1 such 7 toils
2 fantasies 4 intermixed
3 , 4 intermixed
4 intermixed 5 among
4 intermixed 6 graver
4 intermixed 7 toils
7 toils 8 of
7 toils 9 mind
7 toils 10 ,
7 toils 11 have
7 toils 12 made
7 toils 13 the
7 toils 16 day
14 winter 15 's
14 winter 16 day
16 day 18 pleasantly
17 pass 18 pleasantly
18 pleasantly 19 .

on the window-sill , there is a layer of snow , reaching half-way up the lowest pane of glass . 
1 on 3 window-sill
2 the 3 window-sill
3 window-sill 4 ,
3 window-sill 8 layer
5 there 8 layer
6 is 8 layer
7 a 8 layer
8 layer 9 of
8 layer 10 snow
8 layer 12 reaching
11 , 12 reaching
12 reaching 17 pane
13 half-way 17 pane
14 up 17 pane
15 the 16 lowest
16 lowest 17 pane
17 pane 18 of
17 pane 19 glass
17 pane 20 .

the garden is one unbroken bed . 
1 the 2 garden
2 garden 5 unbroken
3 is 5 unbroken
4 one 5 unbroken
5 unbroken 6 bed
6 bed 7 .

next comes a sledge , laden with wood for some unthrifty housekeeper , whom winter has surprised at a cold hearth . 
1 next 4 sledge
2 comes 4 sledge
3 a 4 sledge
4 sledge 11 unthrifty
5 , 6 laden
6 laden 11 unthrifty
7 with 11 unthrifty
8 wood 11 unthrifty
9 for 11 unthrifty
10 some 11 unthrifty
11 unthrifty 12 housekeeper
11 unthrifty 14 whom
11 unthrifty 15 winter
11 unthrifty 16 has
11 unthrifty 17 surprised
13 , 14 whom
17 surprised 18 at
17 surprised 21 hearth
19 a 20 cold
20 cold 21 hearth
21 hearth 22 .

but what dismal equipage now struggles along the uneven street ? 
1 but 6 struggles
2 what 6 struggles
3 dismal 6 struggles
4 equipage 5 now
4 equipage 6 struggles
6 struggles 7 along
6 struggles 9 uneven
6 struggles 10 street
6 struggles 11 ?
8 the 9 uneven

a sable hearse , bestrewn with snow , is bearing a dead man through the storm to his frozen bed . 
1 a 2 sable
2 sable 5 bestrewn
3 hearse 4 ,
3 hearse 5 bestrewn
5 bestrewn 6 with
5 bestrewn 7 snow
5 bestrewn 8 ,
5 bestrewn 9 is
5 bestrewn 10 bearing
5 bestrewn 11 a
5 bestrewn 12 dead
12 dead 13 man
12 dead 16 storm
14 through 15 the
14 through 16 storm
16 storm 19 frozen
17 to 18 his
18 his 19 frozen
19 frozen 20 bed
19 frozen 21 .

o , [how] [dreary] [is] [a] [burial] [in] [winter] [,] [when] [the] [bosom] [of] [mother] [earth] [has] [no] [warmth] [for] [her] [poor] [child] ! 
1 o 2 ,
1 o 24 !

alas ! 
1 alas 2 !

i shiver , and think it time to be disconsolate . 
1 i 5 think
2 shiver 4 and
2 shiver 5 think
3 , 4 and
5 think 10 disconsolate
6 it 10 disconsolate
7 time 10 disconsolate
8 to 10 disconsolate
9 be 10 disconsolate
10 disconsolate 11 .

whence come they ? 
1 whence 2 come
1 whence 3 they
1 whence 4 ?

where do they build their nests , and seek their food ? 
1 where 4 build
1 where 12 ?
2 do 4 build
3 they 4 build
4 build 6 nests
5 their 6 nests
6 nests 7 ,
6 nests 8 and
6 nests 9 seek
6 nests 10 their
6 nests 11 food

i know not whence they come , nor why ; yet my spirit has been cheered by that wandering flock of snow-birds . 
1 i 2 know
1 i 3 not
3 not 11 yet
4 whence 5 they
4 whence 6 come
4 whence 8 nor
7 , 8 nor
8 nor 9 why
8 nor 10 ;
8 nor 11 yet
11 yet 16 cheered
12 my 16 cheered
13 spirit 16 cheered
14 has 15 been
14 has 16 cheered
16 cheered 22 snow-birds
17 by 22 snow-birds
18 that 22 snow-birds
19 wandering 22 snow-birds
20 flock 22 snow-birds
21 of 22 snow-birds
22 snow-birds 23 .

end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [snow] [flakes] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
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