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Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.

John Keats

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John Keats
Age: 25 †
Born: 1795
Born: October 31
Died: 1821
Died: February 23
Judge-Rapporteur
Physician
Poet
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Nothing
Experienced
Real
Educational
Till
Positive
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Happiness
Experience

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