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A fierce unrest seethes at the core, of all existing things:, it was the eager wish to soar, that gave the gods their wings.

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Don Marquis
Age: 59 †
Born: 1878
Born: July 29
Died: 1937
Died: December 29
Author
Humorist
Journalist
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Illinois
USA
Donald Robert Perry Marquis
Wish
Soar
Things
Existing
Fierce
Gods
Core
Wings
Unrest
God
Dissatisfaction
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Eager

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