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... Rebel against the flesh and bone, The word of the blood, the wily skin, And the maggot no man can slay.

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Dylan Thomas
Age: 39 †
Born: 1914
Born: October 27
Died: 1953
Died: November 9
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Dylan Marlais Thomas
Flesh
Wily
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Bone
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Rebel
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Skin
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Bones
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