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A ray of light from the orb that rotates around the Earth.

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  • At eve The moonbeam, sliding softly in between The sleeping leaves, is all the light they wish, Birds warbling all the music.
  • That Englishman belongs to a somewhat exclusive group of people who are able to travel what some call the moonbeam roads.
  • One moonbeam from the forehead to the crown! '
  • Instead, after a year out, he opted for Scottish giants Rangers, where chairman David Murray promised a "moonbeam" of success.
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