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I held you in the square And felt the evening Re-order itself around Your smile.

Ben Okri

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Ben Okri
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: March 15
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Order
Around
Square
Squares
Evening
Held
Smile
Felt

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