With pride your spirit is darkenedFor this you won't know the world at all.You say that this faith is a dreamAnd mirage is this capital.You say that my country is sinful,Your country is godless, I scream.May the guilt still lie upon us --We can correct and redeem.Around you are water and flowersWhy seek a beggar and sinner, my dear?I know that you're sick very badly:You seek death and the end you fear.
-Anna Akhmatova
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