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cultural resources in henrik ibsen's early environment - Ibsen.net

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And built the church far out, near the edge of the cliff.<br />

Now the waves of the sea wash aga<strong>in</strong>st its foot,<br />

And tear great pieces out of the cliff;<br />

Soon the church will topple down, if every<br />

Christmas Eve they do not move it <strong>in</strong>land,<br />

By as much as a handsbreadth.<br />

I know that!<br />

Now cont<strong>in</strong>ue!<br />

MOGENS.<br />

KAREN.<br />

But the churchyard gives way<br />

Cont<strong>in</strong>ually before the sea's power.<br />

The long knuckles of the buried dead<br />

Are exposed to the light on the cliffside,<br />

And many arms, as pale as mounta<strong>in</strong> chalk,<br />

Po<strong>in</strong>t with withered f<strong>in</strong>gers out over the sea.<br />

MOGENS.<br />

I know that! Cont<strong>in</strong>ue!<br />

KAREN.<br />

If one goes there<br />

At midnight, one creeps up onto the cliff,<br />

But it is steep, and the sea is down below,...<br />

Mark this well! It can cost your life...<br />

MOGENS.<br />

I know that! Cont<strong>in</strong>ue!<br />

KAREN.<br />

If then one unearths<br />

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