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He knew the points that had their own appeal.

These did not bother him: the patriot touch,

The Flag, the magnetism of explorers,

The national unity. These could burn up

The phlegm in most of the provincial throats.

But there was one tale central to his plan

(The focus of his headache at this moment),

Which would demand the limit of his art—

The ballad of his courtship in the West:

Better reveal it soon without reserve.