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Enormous and solid but swaying, beaten by the wind but chained, murmur of a million leaves against my window. Riot of trees, surge of dark green sounds. The grove, suddenly still, is a web of fronds and branches.
Octavio Paz
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Octavio Paz
Age: 84 †
Born: 1914
Born: March 31
Died: 1998
Died: April 2
Diplomat
Essayist
Lyricist
Philosopher
Poet
Politician
Translator
Writer
Mexico City
Mexico
Octavio Paz Lozano
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Window
Solid
Green
Branches
Swaying
Wind
Trees
Murmur
Tree
Leaves
Surge
Millions
Sounds
Grove
Dark
Suddenly
Chained
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Riot
Stills
Million
Beaten
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