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Funny – to be a Century –
And see the People – going by –
I – should die of the Oddity –
But then – I’m not so staid – as He –
He keeps His Secrets safely – very –
Were He to tell – extremely sorry
This Bashful Globe of Ours would be –
So dainty of Publicity –
(Emily Dickinson)
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