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Juan Ramon Jimenez

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The man wants to stick his iron pick in the little basket, and I do not prevent him. I open the knapsack, and he sees nothing in it. And the food for the soul passes, candid and free, without paying tribute to the customs.
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Ch. 2 : White Butterflies, as translated by Elo?se Roach (1957)

 
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