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Spell “night.” Spell “pebbles”: Pebbles in the Night.
Peep, crated chicks on lonely stations! This
Is now the ABC of the Abyss,
The Desperanto we must learn to write.

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April 28, 1966

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Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov was the author of Lolita, Pale Fire, Pnin, Ada, and many other novels. He died in 1977.

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April 28, 1966

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