"And if the City falls and one survives he shall carry the City within on the roads of exile he shall be the City"
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Report from the Besieged City
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Zbigniew Herbert
Zbigniew Herbert (29 October 1924 โ 28 July 1998) was a Polish poet, playwright and essayist.
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