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Look back ere time was, and the face of earth, Lifeless and still, was solitude and dearth; No lovely valleys and no hills sublime; No rocks or waters marked the hours of time.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull paints a vivid picture of the earth's lifeless state before creation.
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