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Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go.

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Anais Nin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1903
Born: February 21
Died: 1977
Died: January 14
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Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell
Anais Nin
Marvelous
Anything
Something
Nonconformity
Shackles
Intoxication
Thirsty
Transform
Ecstasy

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