You have to commit to the search for truth in order to minimize the impact your shadow has on your life going forward.

你必须努力找出背后的真相，以减轻负面阴影对你人生的影响。

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The poem, which was discovered by retired manuscript dealer Roy Davids, begins with the lines: "The shadow falls along the shore, the search lights twinkle on the sea, the silence of a mighty fleet, portends the tumult yet to be".

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