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Millions and millions of years would still not give me half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and i put my arms around you.

-Jacques Prevert

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Millions And Millions Of Years Would Still

Jacques Prevert

Millions and millions of years would still not give me half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and i put my arms around you.

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