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Turn your eyes away from me.
    They overpower me.
Your hair flows like a flock of black goats
    coming down from the hills of Gilead.
Your teeth are as clean as a flock of sheep
    coming up from being washed.
Each of your teeth has its twin.
    Not one of them is missing.
Your cheeks behind your veil
    are like the halves of a pomegranate.

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Turn your eyes from me;
    they overwhelm me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
    descending from Gilead.(A)
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
    coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin,
    not one of them is missing.(B)
Your temples behind your veil(C)
    are like the halves of a pomegranate.(D)

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