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If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth.

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Sylvia Plath
Age: 30 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 27
Died: 1963
Died: February 11
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Boston
Massachusetts
Victoria Lucas
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