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Edna St. Vincent Millay

"My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!"

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"My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!"

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