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Born	May 10, 1876 • Slovenia
Died	December 11, 1918 (aged 42) • Ljubljana • Slovenia

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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