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    OCaptain!MyCaptain!

    OCaptain!myCaptain!Ourfearfultripisdone,

    Theshiphasweatheredeveryrack,theprizewesoughtiswon,

    Theportisnear,thebellsIhear,thepeopleallexulting,

    Whilefolloweyesthesteadykeel,thevesselgrimanddaring；

    ButOheart!heart!heart!

    Othebleedingdropofred,

    WhereonthedeckmyCaptainlies,

    Fallencoldanddead.

    OCaptain!myCaptain!riseupandhearthebells；

    Riseup--foryoutheflagisflung--foryouthebugletrills,

    Foryoubouquetsandribbondwreaths--foryoutheshoresa-crowding,

    Foryoutheycalls,theswayingmass,theireagerfacesturning；

    HereCaption!dearfather!

    Thisarmbeneathyourhead!

    Itissomedreamthatonthedeck,

    Youvefallencoldanddead.

    MyCaptiondoesnotanswer,hislipsarepaleandstill,

    Myfatherdoesnotfellmyarm,hehasnopulsenorwill,

    Thisshipisanchordsafeandsound,itsvoyageclosedanddone,

    Fromfearfultripthevictorshipcomesinwithobjectwon；

    ExultOshores,andringObells!