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The following two common words are used in a different sense in the poem. Guess what they mean

bark compass
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उत्तर

Bark: Ship

Compass: Time range

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अध्याय 2.02: Let me Not to the Marriage of True Minds - Word Meanings [पृष्ठ ११०]

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