The stars are dead the animals will not look; We are left alone with our day, and the time is short and; History to the defeated; May say Alas but cannot help or pardon. (W. H. Auden)

The stars are dead the animals will not look; We are left alone with our day, and the time is short and; History to the defeated; May say Alas but cannot help or pardon.

W. H. Auden

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