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Losing too is still ours; and even forgetting still has a shape in the kingdom of transformation. when something's let go of, it circles; and though we are rarely the center of the circle, it draws around us its unbroken, marvelous curve.
-Rainer Maria Rilke
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Losing Too Is Still Ours; And Even

Rainer Maria Rilke
Losing too is still ours; and even forgetting still has a shape in the kingdom of transformation. when something's let go of, it circles; and though we are rarely the center of the circle, it draws around us its unbroken, marvelous curve.
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