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Be young forever, seasons of the earth.
Czeslaw Milosz
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Czeslaw Milosz
Age: 93 †
Born: 1911
Born: June 30
Died: 2004
Died: August 14
Diplomat
Essayist
Pedagogue
Poet
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University Teacher
Writer
Clarksburg
West Virginia
MiĆosz
Czelaw Milosz
Seasons
Forever
Earth
Young
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