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Robert Frost Quotes: He burned his house down for the fire insurance and spent the proceeds on a telescope.
         

He burned his house down for the fire insurance and spent the proceeds on a telescope.


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Live life like its the last breath you take for that breath is the whole essence of living, the little things in life are what connects us to all the big things we live for

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