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The following text is from Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson's 1895 poem "In Memoriam." The speaker describes sunshine coming into a cathedral.

The light streams through the windows arched high,
And o'er the stern, stone carvings breaks
In warm rich gold and crimson waves,
Then steals away in corners dark to die.
As used in the text, what does the phrase "steals away" most nearly mean?
Restores itself
A
Works away
B
Slips away
C
Identifies itself
D