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To Read A Poem Is To Hear It With Our Eyes; To Hear It Is To See It With Our Ears.
-Octavio Paz
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To Read A Poem Is To Hear
Octavio Paz
To Read A Poem Is To Hear It With Our Eyes; To Hear It Is To See It With Our Ears.
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