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Day full-blown and splendid-day of the immense sun, action, ambition, laughter, The Night follows close with millions of suns, and sleep and restoring darkness.

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
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Walter Whitman
Action
Laughter
Night
Ambition
Suns
Sun
Restoring
Close
Blown
Darkness
Splendid
Millions
Follows
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Immense
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