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the spirit of the hive




the bees share

their work in common



giving their love
to what lies ahead of them




the bees' god is the future
and they desire to live

as long as the world itself
in those that come after them




to the bees their hive

revolves around the queen



She is its intelligence

She represents their destiny






Maurice Maeterlinck, tr. Alfred Sutro, The Life of the Bee











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