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TWICE TOLD TALES
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SNOW-FLAKES

by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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2 Nathaniel 3 Hawthorne

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

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

thus gradually , by silent and stealthy influences , are great changes wrought .
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6 and 8 influences
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8 influences 9 ,
8 influences 10 are
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10 are 11 great
10 are 12 changes
12 changes 14 .
13 wrought 14 .

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

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

in our brief summer , I do not think , but only exist in the vague enjoyment of a dream .
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3 brief 5 ,
4 summer 5 ,
5 , 6 I
5 , 7 do
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7 do 9 think
8 not 9 think
9 think 10 ,
10 , 12 only
11 but 12 only
12 only 14 in
13 exist 14 in
14 in 15 the
14 in 16 vague
16 vague 18 of
17 enjoyment 18 of
18 of 19 a
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 .
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7 at 8 least
7 at 9 shine
8 least 9 shine
9 shine 11 the
10 amid 11 the
11 the 12 darksome
11 the 13 shadow
13 shadow 14 which
14 which 15 the
14 which 16 clouds
16 clouds 17 of
16 clouds 18 the
17 of 18 the
18 the 20 sky
19 outward 20 sky
20 sky 21 fling
21 fling 23 the
22 through 23 the
23 the 24 room

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

Slow and sure !
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2 and 4 !

he has the day , perchance the week , before him , and may take his own time to accomplish Nature 's burial in snow .
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6 perchance 7 the
7 the 8 week
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8 week 10 before
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10 before 12 ,
12 , 13 and
12 , 14 may
14 may 15 take
14 may 16 his
16 his 17 own
16 his 18 time
18 time 19 to
18 time 20 accomplish
19 to 20 accomplish
20 accomplish 21 Nature
20 accomplish 22 's
22 's 24 in
23 burial 24 in
24 in 25 snow
24 in 26 .

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

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

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

what pitched battles , worthy to be chanted in Homeric strains !
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3 battles 4 ,
3 battles 5 worthy
4 , 5 worthy
5 worthy 6 to
5 worthy 7 be
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 chanted
7 be 9 in
8 chanted 9 in
9 in 10 Homeric
9 in 11 strains
10 Homeric 11 strains
11 strains 12 !

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

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

who reared it ?
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3 it 4 ?

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

would it might inspire me to sketch out the personification of a New England winter !
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8 out 10 personification
9 the 10 personification
10 personification 11 of
10 personification 12 a
12 a 13 New
12 a 14 England
14 England 15 winter

and that idea , if I can seize the snow-wreathed figures that flit before my fancy , shall be the theme of the next page .
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16 fancy 17 ,
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18 shall 19 be
19 be 20 the
20 the 22 of
21 theme 22 of
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23 the 24 next
24 next 25 page
25 page 26 .

how does Winter herald his approach ?
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2 does 4 herald
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5 his 7 ?
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it is stern Winter 's vesture .
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2 is 3 stern
2 is 4 Winter
4 Winter 5 's
4 Winter 6 vesture
6 vesture 7 .

it is the voice of Winter ; and when parents and children bear it , they shudder and exclaim , " Winter is come !
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11 and 13 bear
12 children 13 bear
13 bear 14 it
13 bear 15 ,
15 , 16 they
15 , 17 shudder
17 shudder 19 exclaim
18 and 19 exclaim
19 exclaim 20 ,
20 , 21 "
20 , 22 Winter
21 " 22 Winter
22 Winter 23 is
22 Winter 24 come
23 is 24 come
24 come 25 !

Cold Winter has begun his reign already ! "
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2 Winter 3 has
2 Winter 4 begun
3 has 4 begun
4 begun 5 his
5 his 7 already
6 reign 7 already
7 already 8 !
7 already 9 "

there he lies stark and stiff , a human shape of ice , on the spot where Winter overtook him .
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4 stark 5 and
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10 shape 12 ice
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12 ice 14 on
13 , 14 on
14 on 15 the
14 on 16 spot
15 the 16 spot
16 spot 17 where
16 spot 18 Winter
18 Winter 20 him
19 overtook 20 him
20 him 21 .

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

his dreary empire is established ; all around stretches the desolation of the Pole .
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7 all 8 around
7 all 9 stretches
8 around 9 stretches
9 stretches 10 the
9 stretches 11 desolation
11 desolation 13 the
12 of 13 the
13 the 15 .
14 Pole 15 .

such fantasies , intermixed among graver toils of mind , have made the winter 's day pass pleasantly .
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11 have 12 made
11 have 13 the
13 the 15 's
14 winter 15 's
15 's 17 pass
16 day 17 pass
17 pass 18 pleasantly
17 pass 19 .
18 pleasantly 19 .

on the window-sill , there is a layer of snow , reaching half-way up the lowest pane of glass .
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14 up 15 the
15 the 16 lowest
15 the 17 pane
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17 pane 19 glass
18 of 19 glass

the garden is one unbroken bed .
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next comes a sledge , laden with wood for some unthrifty housekeeper , whom winter has surprised at a cold hearth .
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10 some 12 housekeeper
11 unthrifty 12 housekeeper
12 housekeeper 13 ,
12 housekeeper 14 whom
14 whom 16 has
15 winter 16 has
16 has 17 surprised
16 has 18 at
17 surprised 18 at
18 at 19 a
18 at 20 cold
19 a 20 cold
20 cold 21 hearth
20 cold 22 .

but what dismal equipage now struggles along the uneven street ?
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8 the 9 uneven
8 the 10 street
9 uneven 10 street
10 street 11 ?

a sable hearse , bestrewn with snow , is bearing a dead man through the storm to his frozen bed .
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11 a 12 dead
11 a 13 man
13 man 15 the
14 through 15 the
15 the 17 to
16 storm 17 to
17 to 18 his
17 to 19 frozen
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 !
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2 , 3 how
3 how 5 is
4 dreary 5 is
5 is 7 burial
6 a 7 burial
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8 in 9 winter
9 winter 10 ,
10 , 11 when
10 , 12 the
11 when 12 the
12 the 13 bosom
12 the 14 of
13 bosom 14 of
14 of 15 Mother
15 Mother 16 Earth
16 Earth 17 has
16 Earth 18 no
17 has 18 no
18 no 19 warmth
19 warmth 21 her
20 for 21 her
21 her 22 poor
21 her 23 child
23 child 24 !

alas !
1 alas 2 !

I shiver , and think it time to be disconsolate .
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8 to 9 be
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9 be 11 .
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whence come they ?
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where do they build their nests , and seek their food ?
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3 they 4 build
3 they 5 their
5 their 6 nests
5 their 7 ,
6 nests 7 ,
7 , 8 and
7 , 9 seek
8 and 9 seek
9 seek 10 their
10 their 12 ?
11 food 12 ?

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

end of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Snow Flakes ( from " twice Told Tales " ) , by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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