Since I have the obligation to take care of the needs of my family, I have decided to use a talent which, I believe, has been given to me. I am a poet... Phew! You know, reader, what I and all sensible people think about that. (Multatuli)

Since I have the obligation to take care of the needs of my family, I have decided to use a talent which, I believe, has been given to me. I am a poet... Phew! You know, reader, what I and all sensible people think about that.

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