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Anton Chekhov

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It has become customary to say that a man needs only six feet of land. But a corpse needs six feet, not a person.

 
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Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine,
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet.

 
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