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Broad and deep, and still as time; Seeming still, yet still in motion. What is broad and deep?

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Broad and deep, and still as time;
Seeming still, yet still in motion.

What is broad and deep?

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The river is broad and deep.

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Chapter 5.2: The River - Exercise [Page 143]

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Chapter 5.2 The River
Exercise | Q B. 4. a) | Page 143

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