Quote from "The Marsh King's Daughter" (1858)
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"Is this myself I see, reflected in the deep waters?" cried the mother.
"Is this myself I see, mirrored on the bright surface?" the daughter exclaimed. As they approached one another and met in a heart-to-heart embrace, the mother's heart beat faster, and it was the mother who understood.
"My child! my heart's own flower, my lotus from beneath the waters." She threw her arms about the child and wept. For little Helga, these tears were a fresh baptism of life and love.
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Keywords: Woman, mother, daughter, flower, tears, love
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