Slowly, my friend, slowly Slowly Lead me to your private retreat. I do not know the way There is no light The inside and the out are both mired in darkness I have taken your footsteps as my guide amidst this deep forest maze. Slowly, my friend, slowly Slowly Let us travel on the edges of this darkness I will follow your course through the night I will track the smell of your breath Tonight, as the spring breeze blows Slowly Slowly Slowly
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