The daftest logic brings such sweet unrest. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). J…

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The daftest logic brings such sweet unrest. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems, p.47, Vintage
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