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Every breath taken in by the man Who loves, and the woman who loves, Goes to fill the water tank Where the spirit horses drink.

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Robert Bly
Age: 97
Born: 1926
Born: December 23
Linguist
Poet
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Madison
Minnesota
Robert Bly
Robert Elwood Bly
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