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Long were the days of pain i have spent within its walls, and long were the nights of aloneness; and who can depart from his pain and his aloneness without regret?
-Khalil Gibran
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Long Were The Days Of Pain I

Khalil Gibran
Long were the days of pain i have spent within its walls, and long were the nights of aloneness; and who can depart from his pain and his aloneness without regret?
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