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I journeyed forth from the frozen north, bringing vows with me on the misty sea. I have found pleasure in full measure but hope to rest on my Hulda's breast. There dwells my brother, my blessèd mother, my sisters, my friends, in the flower-starred glens between mountains and sea --- how familiar to me! --- where my life's blind spark once sprang from the dark. I pray I may rest where the priests and the best of farmers have trod, with faith in God and themselves strong as stone --- as strong as my own! --- and where life flows bright amid bounties of light.