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I sing the body that is electric! I celebrate the Self yet to be unveiled!

Walt Whitman

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Walt Whitman
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: May 31
Died: 1892
Died: March 26
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Walter Whitman
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Unveiled

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