#lingering

They are all gone into the world of light, and I alone sit lingering here. ↗

— Henry Vaughan

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As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards an abyss where life is either extinguished , or exhibits but a few sparks to mark its lingering presence. ↗

— Edward Forbes

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