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I wanted to see who this yeats person was, and i said to my mother, 'i want a book by this person.' and she bought it for me, and a lot of it was over my head, but i had it.
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I Wanted To See Who This Yeats

Patti Smith
I wanted to see who this yeats person was, and i said to my mother, 'i want a book by this person.' and she bought it for me, and a lot of it was over my head, but i had it.
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