At The First Turning Of The Second Stair I Turned And Saw Below The Same Shape Twisted On The Banister .

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At the first turning of the second stair
I turned and saw below
The same shape twisted on the banister
...
Under the vapour in the fetid air
Struggling with the devil of the stairs who wears
The deceitful face of hope and of despair.
-- TS Eliot

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