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I stepped from Plank to Plank A slow and cautious way

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Emily Dickinson
Age: 55 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 10
Died: 1886
Died: May 15
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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Ai-mi-li Ti-chin-sen
Emilia Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
Plank
Stepped
Cautious
Caution
Slow
Way

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