I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assum…

Walt Whitman
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I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. ✨ Song of Myself l. 1 (written 1855)
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