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the spirit of the hive
the bees share
their work in common
giving their love
to what lies ahead of them
the bees' god is the future
and they desire to live
as long as the world itself
in those that come after them
to the bees their hive
revolves around the queen
She is its intelligence
She represents their destiny
the bees share
their work in common
giving their love
to what lies ahead of them
the bees' god is the future
and they desire to live
as long as the world itself
in those that come after them
to the bees their hive
revolves around the queen
She is its intelligence
She represents their destiny
Maurice Maeterlinck, tr. Alfred Sutro, The Life of the Bee
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