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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave I have a lot of work to do today; I need to slaughter memory, Turn my living soul to stone Then teach myself to live again. - Quote by Anna Akhmatova

I have a lot of work to do today; I need to slaughter memory, Turn my living soul to stone Then teach myself to live again.

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