I do not think seventy years is the time of a man or woman, Nor that s…

Walt Whitman
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I do not think seventy years is the time of a man or woman, Nor that seventy millions of years is the time of a man or woman, Nor that years will ever stop the existence of me, or any one else. ✨ 1855 Leaves of Grass, 'Autumn Rivulets', 'Who Learns My Lesson Complete?'
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I do not think seventy years is the time of a man or woman, Nor that seventy millions of years is the time of a man or woman, Nor that years will ever stop the existence of me, or any one else. ✨ 1855 Leaves of Grass, 'Autumn Rivulets', 'Who Learns My Lesson Complete?'

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