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"Man has been given to understand / that he lives only by the grace of those in power. / Let him therefore busy himself sipping coffee, catching butterflies. / Who cares for the Republic will have his right hand cut off. / And yet the earth merits a bit, a tiny bit, of affection. Not that I take too seriously consolations of nature, and baroque ornaments, the moon, chubby clouds..."
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"Loud is my lament, for I believed despair could last and love could last." BROOO
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"There is so much death, and that is why affection / for pigtails, bright-colored skirts in the wind, / for paper boats no more durable than we are..."
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