The brain is wider than the sky, For, put them side by side, The one t…

Emily Dickinson
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The brain is wider than the sky, For, put them side by side, The one the other will include With ease, and you beside. ✨ Emily Dickinson (2016). The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson, p.240, First Avenue Editions
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The brain is wider than the sky, For, put them side by side, The one the other will include With ease, and you beside. ✨ Emily Dickinson (2016). The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson, p.240, First Avenue Editions

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