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I'm sure i've been a toad, one time or another. with bats, weasels, worms...i rejoice in the kinship. even the caterpillar i can love, and the various vermin.
-Theodore Roethke
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I'm Sure I've Been A Toad, One

Theodore Roethke
I'm sure i've been a toad, one time or another. with bats, weasels, worms...i rejoice in the kinship. even the caterpillar i can love, and the various vermin.
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