Take bread away from me, if you wish, take air away, but do not take f…

Pablo Neruda
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Take bread away from me, if you wish, take air away, but do not take from me your laughter. ✨ Pablo Neruda (2009). The Captain's Verses/Los Versos Del Capitan, p.17, New Directions Publishing
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Take bread away from me, if you wish, take air away, but do not take from me your laughter. ✨ Pablo Neruda (2009). The Captain's Verses/Los Versos Del Capitan, p.17, New Directions Publishing

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