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Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Born: Feb 26, 1802
Died: May 22, 1885

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Bird, Bending, Beneath, Frail, Wings, Perched, Feels, Knowing, She, Still, Sings, Branch, Same, Away, Her

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