He who was living is now dead We who were living are now dying With a …

T. S. Eliot
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He who was living is now dead We who were living are now dying With a little patience. ✨ 1922 The Waste Land, pt.5,'What the Thunder Said'.
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He who was living is now dead We who were living are now dying With a little patience. ✨ 1922 The Waste Land, pt.5,'What the Thunder Said'.

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