"Bientôt nous plongerons dans les froides ténèbres; Adieu, vive clarté de nos étés trop courts!"
— Charles Baudelaire

January 1, 1970

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Soon we will plunge into the cold darkness; Farewell, vivid brightness of our too-short summers! — "Chant d'Automne" [Song of Autumn]