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At a certain season of our life we are accustomed to consider every spot as the possible site of a house.
Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau
Age: 44 †
Born: 1817
Born: July 12
Died: 1862
Died: May 6
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A kitten is so flexible that she is almost double the hind parts are equivalent to another kitten with which the fore part plays. She does not discover that her tail belongs to her till you tread upon it.
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If all were as it seems, and men made the elements their servants for noble ends!
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