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Even if the last move did not succeed, the inner command says move again.
Seamus Heaney
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Seamus Heaney
Age: 74 †
Born: 1939
Born: April 13
Died: 2013
Died: August 30
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Walk on air against your better judgement.
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I've nothing against the Queen personally: I had lunch at the Palace once upon a time.
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Sink every impulse like a bolt. Secure The bastion of sensation. Do not waver Into language. Do not waver in it.
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My body was braille for the creeping influences.
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