Keep the candle lighted
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="an">an</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="possessed">possessed</span>,<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>（竭尽全力）<span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="restoration">restoration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="provedunavailing">provedunavailing</span>（无效的，徒劳的）<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bitterrecluse">bitterrecluse</span>（隐士）, <span word="shutting">shutting</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="poise">poise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="self">self</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>, <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="agrand">agrand</span>（宏伟的） <span word="pageant">pageant</span>（盛会，游行）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="angels">angels</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="marching">marching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Throne">Throne</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="robed">robed</span> <span word="angelic">angelic</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="child">child</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lighted">lighted</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="Rushing">Rushing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="caressed">caressed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tenderly">tenderly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="How">How</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="darling">darling</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlighted">unlighted</span>? &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="relight">relight</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="awoke">awoke</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="wascrystal">wascrystal</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>（极其明白）, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recluse">recluse</span>, <span word="butmingled">butmingled</span>（融合）<span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheerfully">cheerfully</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="associates">associates</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="darling">darling</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extinguished">extinguished</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>.</p>
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