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By writing at the instant, the very heartbeat of life is caught.

Walt Whitman

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Walt Whitman
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: May 31
Died: 1892
Died: March 26
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West Hills
New York
Walter Whitman
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Instant
Caught
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Life

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