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I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colors for those who see none.
Olivier Messiaen
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Cities
Colors
Dwell
Give
Heard
Jazz
Know
Make
Marches
Military
Never
None
Only
Paint
Rhythms
See
Songs
Them
Those
Who
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