& love is an evil word. Turn it backwards/see, see what I mean? An evol word.
But who are we, where do we come fromWhen all those yearsNothing but idle talk is leftAnd we are nowhere in the world?"= MEETING =
The Poems of Doctor Zhivago
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But who are we, where do we come fromWhen all those yearsNothing but idle talk is leftAnd we are nowhere in the world?"= MEETING =
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