Warren Opera House

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    The opera house sparkled with tiers
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    The hunchback on the corner, with gum and shoelaces,
    Has his own wisdom and pleasures,
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    Every spirit builds itself a house; and beyond its house a world; and beyond its world, a heaven. Know then that the world exists for you.
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