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Hannah Arendt was the rare philosopher who saw how limited her discipline could be. Poetry offered her another outlet for thinking.
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a time
machine.
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The hoot of being alive. Name it
whatever you
whatever you
like.
The hoot of being alive. Name it
whatever you
whatever you
like.
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When we go together, what is the simple form we
make?
When we go together, what is the simple form we
make?
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You make the tender parts of me
sing.
You make the tender parts of me
sing.
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