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Through it the child now first saw the blue and gold of life,—the sun-swept road that ran ’twixt heaven and earth until in one far-off wan wavering line they met and kissed.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois poetically describes a child's first encounter with the beauty and possibilities of life, symbolizing hope and growth.
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