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HE HAD A CVISION OF ANNE MARIE WITH A RFOSARY IN HER HCAND
SO ITS EFXIT THE RAINMCAKER, THE OLD GFREY FLANNEL MGAN
WITH A CCLOSET FULL OF BUSINESS SUITS, HE LEFTA LFETTER NEAR THE
CPHONE,
IT SAID I'M FON MY WAY TO DmPARADISE, TO SEE THE BbANGEL OF GLYON'
same as first
AND THEN HE CAUGHT THE TRAIN TO BRUSSELS, HE ORDERED COGNAC AND CROISSANTS,
HE MADE A MENTAL LIST OF THINGS HE OWNED BUT DIDN?T WANT,
ALL THE BUILDINGS, ALL THE REAL ESTATE, THE ANTIQUE GLASS AND STONE,
HE?D TRADE A VOW OF POVERTY TO SEE THE ANGEL OF LYON
AND HE SAmANG EmAVE MARIA, OR AT FLEAST THE PARTS GHE CKNEW
AND AmWATCHED THE SHADOW EmOF THE TRAIN
ON THE FTOWNS THAT THEY ROLLED GTHROUGH
AND HE AmCLOSED HIS EYES AND HE EmSAW TWO RIVERS
THE FRHONE AND GTHE CSAONE
AmTHE MALE AND FEMALE SPIRIT OF THE BbCITY OF GLYON
THEN HE WAITED ON THE BRIDGE, WHERE THEY MET THE YEAR BEFORE
BUT THE DAYS TURNED INTO WEEKS AND THEN THE SEASONS NUMBERED FOUR
AND HIS CLOTHES GREW WORN AND RAGGED AS THROUGH THAT TOWN HE ROAMED,
SEARCHING EVERY OPEN WINDOW, FOR THE ANGEL OF LYON
AND HE SANG AVA MARIA, OR AT LEAST THE PARTS HE KNEW,
AND WATCHED HIS SHADOW ON THE WALLS OF THE STREETS THAT HE WALKED THROUGH,
AND HE CROSSED THOSE HOLY RIVERS, THE RHONE AND THE SAONE
THEY'D NOT GIVE UP THE SECRET OF, THE ANGEL OF LYON
NOW THERES A THOUSAND CANDLES BURNING IN THE BASILICA TONIGHT,
WHERE SISTER EVE MARIA IS THE KEEPER OF THE LIGHT
AND DOWN A DREAM OF ALLEYWAYS WALKS A SAINT OF RAG AND BONE,
THE MADMAN TORN ASUNDER, BY THE ANGEL OF LYON
AND HE SANG AVA MARIA, OR AT LEAST THE PARTS HE KNEW,
AND WATCHED HIS SHADOW ON THE WALL OF THE STREETS THAT HE CRAWLED THROUGH
AND HE CROSSED THOSE HOLY RIVERS, THE RHONE AND THE SAONE,
BUT THEY'D NOT GIVE UP THE SECRET OF THE ANGEL OF LYON
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