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The greedy one gathered all the cherries, while the simple one tasted all the cherries in one.

Mark Nepo

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Mark Nepo
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: February 23
Poet
Brooklyn
New York
Simple
Cherries
Tasted
Gathered
Greedy

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