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In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest, there is a leaf that falls. Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools

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Alan Paton
Age: 85 †
Born: 1903
Born: January 11
Died: 1988
Died: April 12
Author
Autobiographer
Politician
Screenwriter
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Alan Patton
Alan Stewart Paton
Alen Peṭon
Away
Quiet
Wood
Harbour
Ever
Fool
Forest
Deserted
Nothing
Behinds
Fools
Lap
Behind
Falls
Eats
Dark
Forests
Polished
Water
Woods
Leafs
White
Silent
Ants
Fall
Except
Leaf
Laps

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