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Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.
John Betjeman
John Betjeman
John Betjeman
Born: Aug 28, 1906
Died: May 19, 1984

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Dark, Before, Sights, Out, Hour, Smells, Sounds, Childhood, Measured, Reason, Grows

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