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Don't let one cloud obliterate the whole sky.

Anais Nin

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Anais Nin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1903
Born: February 21
Died: 1977
Died: January 14
Author
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Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell
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Positivity
Clouds
Sky
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Obliterate
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Appease
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Nostalgia
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