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You wait for nothing if not for the word that will burst from the deep like a fruit among branches.

Cesare Pavese

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Cesare Pavese
Age: 41 †
Born: 1908
Born: September 9
Died: 1950
Died: August 27
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Like
Branches
Fruit
Wait
Among
Deep
Waiting
Word
Nothing
Burst

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