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Literature Is A State Of Culture, Poetry Is A State Of Grace, Before And After Culture.

-Juan Ramon Jimenez

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Literature Is A State

Juan Ramon Jimenez

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Literature Is A State Of Culture, Poetry Is A State Of Grace, Before And After Culture.

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