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He is one of those who has had the wilderness for a pillow, and called a star his brother. Alone. But loneliness can be a communion.

Dag Hammarskjold

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Dag Hammarskjold
Age: 55 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1961
Died: January 1
Diplomat
Economist
Poet
Politician
Writer
Jönköpings stad
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
Stars
Pillow
Nature
Communion
Wilderness
Loneliness
Star
Brother
Called
Alone

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