<h2><SPAN name="page169"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>EFFECT</h2>
<p class="poetry">An unkind tale was whispered in his ear.<br/>
He paused to hear.<br/>
His thoughts were food that helped a falsehood thrive,<br/>
And keep alive.</p>
<p class="poetry">Years dawned and died. One day by
venom’s tongue<br/>
His name was stung.<br/>
He cried aloud, nor dreamed the lie was spawn<br/>
Of thoughts long gone.</p>
<p class="poetry">Each mental wave we send out from the mind,<br/>
Or base, or kind,<br/>
Completes its circuit, then with added force<br/>
Seeks its own source.</p>
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