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MOTHER.  \nDead Woman,if thou dost not fear too muchThe jarring of the terrible earth,glance downUpon these lines,though with a hurried look.  \nThe heaven is silent,silent is the earth!As in some sore-encompassed city,we,Shut in the citadel,still cry to thoseWho watch upon the walls,pale sentinelsOf Science,peering into Space,“What now?”And still the answer comes,“No sign,no sound,But onby millions upon millions  \nOf stars!”The old,the orient winds have dropped;A dead calm is upon us;yet at timesThe air in which zwe breathe,begins to stir,To heave,and shiver as before a storm;  \nThe storm of Truth;but in the pause and hush,I sing,a warning bird,that under dumbAnd ominous stillness trembles into song.","cbCailafOS7PCEGO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailafOS7PCEGO","pdf",2095093,72,"English","# Dedication to My Mother\n## The Silent Citadel and the Search for Truth","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of the poem Eremus?\",\"answer\":\"The poem Eremus is written by Stephen 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