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Old 02-23-2008, 12:59 PM   #5
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Zelda, I cunningly googled on the first quotation ("the ingenious beasts are aware") and the second hit quoted the passage and referred to this translation:

Rilke. R.M. (1972) "The Duino Elegies." Translation, S. Garmey and J. Wilson. New York.

(The first hit was your question!)
I did likewise. Amazon doesn't have it, but I found a listing for a used copy at Abebooks, here:
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Book...%3D45%26y%3D13
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