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So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us.

Gaston Bachelard

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Gaston Bachelard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: June 27
Died: 1962
Died: October 16
G 巴什拉
G. Bachelard
Fire
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Flare
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Forgotten
Childhood

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