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Jonas Aistis Poezija (,/ 5$âý,$, PROLOGAS Ne smakras, akys, ne plaukai, Malonia šypsena laukai. Gal negerai, ir gal be reikalo Kaip ant dangaus, giedrai išlytojo, Ir kokia ji? ir kur gyveno ji? Kaunas, 1930.I.7 AŠ TAU ATIDAVIAU AŠ TAU atidaviau Kaunas, 1929.2.7
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Jonas AistisPoezija

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PROLOGAS

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Kaunas, 1926

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Kaunas, 1927

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Kaunas, 1929.4.11

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Kaunas, 1929.10.20

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KARTAIS

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Kaunas, 1929.11.14

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Kaunas, 1929.2.11

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Kaunas, 1929.7.28

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Kaunas, 1930

IR AŠARAS

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Kaunas, 1931.9.19

6$9$,3 *5$ä86

6$9$,3 JUDåXV NLHNYLHQDV PHWÐ ODLNDV ²0DORQX U\W� LU YLGXGLHQ³�*UDåXV SDYDVDUL� HLQX� OLN VYHLNDV�6X ã\SVHQD HLQX ³ UXGHQ³�

Nors gera prisimint, bet man negaila,.DG Dã VX UXGHQLX� JHOVYX LãEO\ãN¡OLX���*ÌGåLDL UDQNDV VXQ¡UXV PDQR PHLO¡3DOLNR YLHQLãD DQW NU\åNHO¡V�

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AŠ ŠIANDIEN TAU

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(LQX SUR WDV EHUåÐ LU JOXRVQLÐ HLVHQDVIr pasakas, ir pasakas seku...

Kaunas, 1930.9.28

3$6,.$/% -,0$6

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Kaunas, 1931.3.15

EPILOGAS

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ERRATUM

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Kaunas, 1933.9.20

3$6725$/ 

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8åJHVR YDUSR DLGDV NORQ\MH���6NDPE¡MR NDåLQ NDV� O\J SLHPHQÐ UDJHOLDL���Tai vakaras ir tai tikra agonija,7DL JDODV NDåNRNLRV JUDXGLQJRV SDVWRUDO¡V�

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Kannas, 1933.10.10

.Ë5,02 9$/$1'$

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Kaunas, 1933.10.10

PERSEVALIS

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3$ä9(/*  QDNWLV� O\J MXRGRV DN\V SHU YXDO³Su baltais taškais,,U QX¡MR P¡QXR� EDOWDV 3HUVHYDOLV�5\PDQþLDLV PLãNDLV�

6WRYL 3HUVHYDOLV� SDVLU¡PV NDUGX�Taip tyrom akim,,U NDUWRMD ãYHQW� VDYR GDPRV YDUG�Geliama širdim.

— ,ãNODMRMDL åHP� GDXJ YDUGÐ DSJ\QHL— Veidu vis linksmu,$U QH WDYR GDPD NRMRPLV SDP\Q¡Tuos šventus jausmus?

$U UDGDL WX PHLO� EDOWDV 3HUVHYDOL�Eidamas miškais? —.ODXV¡ MR NODVWLQJRV DN\V SHU YXDO³Su baltais taškais.

Kaunas, 1933.4.29

OSANNA!

AŠ TAIP akylai ieškojau progosSušukt nors taip sau: Osanna!,U HLW SDVNXL EDQJXRMDQþLXV UXJLXV�*DOLODXN¡M ODNãWLQJDORPV VNDUGHQDQW�

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Jau man nuo tosios išminties,.DLS %DEHO\� YLVNDV VXUL]JR VXVLPDLã¡�3DOLNR NQ\JRV YLHQ� U\PDQW³�O artinas naktis juoda, kaip maišas.

äLQDX� PHUJDLW¡ NLHP� ãOXRV,U YLV EDUVW\V JHOWRQ� VP¡OL�O man vis mintys rigs, kaip mašalos,Ir metai plauks ramiai, kaip sieliai,

Ir skausmas trykš, ir kraujas virs —,U JDO SDVO¡SWL QHSDM¡JVLX� ²,U YLV DQW NQ\JÐ UHPVLXRV� LU���-XN WDLS J\YHQLP� Dã P¡JVWX�

3UDVP¡V PHUJDLW¡ QHLHãNRV ².RG¡O LU NDLS" ² MDL YLVNDV DLãNX�Ak, kaip tu mielas, vaikiškasPasauli, šypsantis ir vaiskus!..

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Kaunas, 1933.6.8

NAKTIS

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Kaunas, 1933.11.9

DVIDEŠIMT AŠTUONI

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ýLD VDXO¡ ã\SVRVL� þLD P¡QXR�ýLD J¡O¡V UDXVYRV LU JHOWRQRV� ²/\J WDP NDUHLYLXL ³ $W¡QXV�1RU¡WÐV E¡JWL 0DUDWRQ��

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1HãX YLV WDLS GåLDXJVPLQJ� åLQL��7DUWXP $W¡QDPV 0DUDWRQ�²Širdis dar šaukia: Tempo! Finiš!O man jau dvidešimt aštuoni!

Kaunas, 1932.6.23

HIDALGO

JAU TUJEN nieko nepamilsiIr nieko tu nepasiilgsi!Tavo širdis tokia pailsus,U WRNV VWLNOLQLV WDYR åYLOJVQLV�

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Ir niekad niekur nesušilsi,7LN¡VL Y¡O� LU Y¡OHL DSVLYLOVL�O bus širdis tokia pailsus,U WRNV VWLNOLQLV WDYR åYLOJVQLV«

Kaunas, 1932.10.29

AK, KAIP GERA MAN

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Ak, kaip gera man —

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Ak, kaip gera man —

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Ak, kaip gera man —

Aš galiu gyventi, kaip koks Ahasveras,$ã JDOLX QXPLUWL� NDLS NRNLD SODãWDN¡�$ã åLQDX ² SULNDOWDV åPRJXV SULH JDOHURV�Aš matau, kaip dega jojo klaikios akys!

Ak, kaip gera man!

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Ak, kaip gera man...

AŠ PAJUTAU

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Kaunas, 1932.5.13

KNOCK OUT

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Kaunas, 1933.12.22

SNIEGAS

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VAISKI PILNATIS

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Kaunas, 1934.3.20

7�6<. 9 -$6

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Kaunas, 1936.5.16

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PRAEITIS

PRAEITIS kaip uodas zyzia —Nekantraut imi,O naktis, kaip Mona Liza,Šypsanti, rami.

Bet staiga nušvito lange....DV JL WDLS Y¡ODL"7DL MLQDL� WDL M� WDLS EUDQJL�Neša angelai!..

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Bet jei melas, visa melas —6DSQDV åDEDQJXV���7DL Y\OLQJDL åYDLJåG¡V EDOR�äHP¡ LU GDQJXV�

Ji tyra, jos vardas tyrasIr širdis tyra!O MHL QH ² SDVDXOLV PLU¡�7DL LU MR Q¡UD�

Praeitis kaip uodas zyzia —1HWLN¡W LPL,O naktis, kaip Mona Liza,Šypsanti, rami.

Kaunas, 1934.8.20

NAKTIS

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$ã WDLS ELMDX� R WDYR åYLOJVQLV

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äiauruV LU JXQGDQþLDL JUDåXV���Atšauk, atšauk, vadove, vilkstines —-RV SDVPHUNWRV W\PRVH åÌW�

Kaunas, 1937.1.11

NE!

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Kaunas, 1936.6.24

$0ä,12-, 3$6$.$

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0DåXV VLGDEUR YDUSHOLXV���

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Kaunas, 1936.4.20

ATSISVEIKINANT

TAI ŠTAI mane likimas išdaigus,/\J QHDWDNXV³ ãXQ\W³ NÌGURQ� VYLHGåLD,HãNRW SR WROLPX QHåLQRPX GDQJXP6HVXWHL UÌWÐ� P¡WÐ, PDUJDåLHGåLÐ���

Tu eik ieškot ir rast! ar rast? ar klyst?$U VDYR LOJHV³ WDLS ³VLU\åXV QHãWL"O WDLS QHULXRV� QHULXRV NDLS å\JLQLV DUNO\V�.DLS å\JLQLV DUNO\V� YHå�V NDUDOLXL SDãW��

O tai karaliui! Tai labai skubu!O Dã JHUDL åLQDX OLNLPR SLUãW��1DPR VXJU³ãL ² LU NDUDOLDXV WR QHEXV���*DO WDV NDUDOLXV MDX ãLDQGLHQ� PLUãWD���

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Kaunas, 1936.10.10

MAL DU PAYS

KADA ima per Mušrota spinduliai švaistytis,U VXå\GL NDOQDL NUXYLQL,7X 0RQEODQX LU %HOGRQ¡V JUDQGLPL GDQW\WDPas mane kas vakaras eini.

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Aš matau,NDLS WX åHQJL YLUãXP YLVÐ YLUãÌQLÐr viršum pasaulio šio plataus:0¡QHVLHQD, åYDLJåG¡V� WDUWXP SLHYD LU UDPXQ¡V�,U WDYH MD EUHQGDQþL� PDWDX�

,ã PLJOÐ� Lã SDVDNÐ� Lã VHQÐ VHQÐ OHJHQGÐ7DYR ODLP¡V SRULQJ SLQX�7DX� åLQDX� QÌQDL YDUJH LU ÌNDQRM SDVNHQGXV�

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/DXNW SDERVWD JLHGUHVQLРGLHQ���

Man iš tolo matos,R NDLS WX JUDåL Lã WROR ²Nai tokios neteko dar matyt!..Ašara ištrykšta, juokias vakaras, upeliai, olos —7DX Lã UDQNÐ VSUÌVWD SLOQDWLV�

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Grenoblis, 1937.2.3

BALTIJA

35,( .5$â72 åDOLD� P¡O\QD WROLDX�O keteros baltos, baltos kaip sniegas —1HVLQRUL YDLNãþLRW� LHãNRW� YLHWHOLDXW ²3DNODXV\VLX MRV DPåLQR PLHJR�

*LHVP¡� $N WDLS ² GLGåLÐMÐ YDQGHQÐ*\YRV NDOERV� J\YRV JLHVP¡V NODXV\WL PLHOD�âLUPL åLUJDL, EDOWL åLUJDL MRV ãHUPHQÐ.DQRSRP WU\SLD PDQR VLHO��

Ir taip be perstojo, be jokios atvangosDidieji vandenys vis gieda krantui...Taip mano ilgesio ir taip sesers bangos.UDQWÐ JHOWRML VPLOWLV QHVXSUDQWD�

7X WDLS NDOEL� WX WDLS JUDåLDL NDOEL�,U åRGåLXRV PHOR Q¡U, ir taip galingai...Tu mano pilkas pasakas stelbiSavojom pasakom apie vikingus.

Ir aš matau boluojant keteras,NDUþLXVâLUPÐ åLUJÐ LU ãYLHVLDSODXNLXV DLVþLXV���,U MÐ NDUGÐ� ãYHLGULÐ NDUGÐ NLUþLXV ²-XRGDP ODLYH PHUJDLW² WRNL� VNDLVþL����

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Nida, 1936.8.12

MAN TAVE

KAIP pavasaris atkiunta,Ašen atkiutau.0DQ WDYH þLD 'LHYDV VLXQW¡�Tik mane ne tau!

$QWD NDOQR MXRG� VNLUSVW�Sprogstanti matau —Ar ne mums ten sniegas tirpstaAr ne man ir tau?..

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$U QH 'LHYR EXYR U\NãW¡�Ar ne aš kritau?..$U ãODP¡V åRO¡ SHUQ\NãW¡0DQR PHLO WDX"

Tu matai, kaip ledas šunta? —Taip, sakai, matau...0DQ WDYH þLD 'LHYDV VLXQW¡�Tik mane ne tau!

Kaunas, 1936.9.28

LAKŠTINGALA

1(7 3,/1$7,6 åDOVYDP VNOLDXWH VXVWLQJR�Kaip perlas paristas stiklu —Ištryškusi tyra lakštingala3DE¡U¡ GåLDXJVPR LãWHNOLÐ�

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$W¡MR SDVDND, LU PHV M� PDW¡P²Trapia voratinklio gija...Iš desperacijos ,,anatema!"

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.XåG¡MR NULVGDPD VNXMD�

$W¡MR SDVDND ³ åDOL� QDNW³,$W¡MR SDVDND ³ PXV ²1XYHUVWL VXQNÐ NDUVWR DNPHQ³�Versme atverti troškimus!

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Kaunas, 1936.6.14

TU NE DIEVO

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O þLD G\JVWD LU EUVWD MDYDL�O þLD å\GL GDXJ\E¡ J¡OLÐ���Ne, naštos aš pakelt negaliu,

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.DG WX 'LHYR QH PDQ SDVLÐVWD þLD EXYDL�

Grenoblis, 1937.10.28

NUTRAUKTA MALDA

BUVO naktis, ir bangos ašmenis galando² NLHWXV DNPHQLV� ³ MXRG� QDNW³���Viešpatie,QHDSOHLVN PDQV ãL� VXQNL� YDODQG�,U QHEHOHLVNL åYDLJåG\QDPV VXGHJWL�

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Kaunas, 1936.9.10

UPELIAI JUOKIAS

UPELIAI juokias po ledu —Pavasaris išvirs bematant,O aidi pašalas po rataisPro judu jaunu, vienudu.

.LHN W\UR GåLDXJVPR� NLHN DLGÐ�*DO MLH JUDåLDXVL MÌVÐ PHWDL���Upeliai juokias po ledu —Pavasaris išvirs bematant...

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Tavernolles, 1937.3.3

SANTA CROCE

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Florencija, 1937.3.31

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Grenoblis, 1937.4.28

RATELIS

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Grenoblis, 1937

0(5*$,7 

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Grenoblis, 1937.5.1

BERNELIS

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Kaunas, 1936.3.31

PILIAKALNIUOS

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Kaunas, 1936.1.11

EIS VALANDOS

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Kaunas, 1936.1.30

LUNAPARKAS

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SKUNDAS

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DVEJOPI VANDENYS

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JUODA MELANCHOLIJA

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Grenoblis, 1941.12.20

NARCIZAI

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Grenoblis, 1941.11.16

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DRAUGAMS

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Grenoblis, 1941.11.12

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Grenoblis, 1941.11.2

SPALVINGAS RUDUO

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Grenoblis, 1941.11.1

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Grenoblis, 1942.5.9

MATER DOLOROSA

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Grenoblis, 1942.2.16

DAINA

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Grenoblis. 1941.10.10

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Grenoblis, 1942.7.12

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NAKTIS

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TAS PATS

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Atsiduso giliai, sielvartingai...

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Brooklyn, 1953.4.17

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Brooklyn, 1952.7.23

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Putnam, 1951.10.31

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Brooklyn, 1953.7.28

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NEMUNO LEGENDA

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Brooklyn, 1953.9.22

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Brooklyn, 1953.4.22

SIAUBAS

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Brooklyn, 1953.4.29

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NewYork, 1953.2.13

PAVERGTOJI

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Brooklyn, 1954.1.12

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Putnam, 1952.1.12

PASISKUNDIMAS

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Brooklyn, 1953.12.4

PAVASARIO SIMFONIJA

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1. ADAGIO

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Putnam, 1952.1.2

2. ANDANTE

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,U EHUåÐ Y\WHO¡V MXRGRVŠiaušias pumpurais,,U ODNãWLQJDO¡OLÐ JRGRVTrykšta vakarais...

Thompson, 1946.3.23

3. MENUETAS

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Putnam, 1952.3.11

4. SCHERZO

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Thompson, 1948.3.24

5. FINALE

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CHRONOS

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Brooklyn, 1953.5.15

ŠEŠTOJI DIENA

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Thompson, 1947.7.31

MALDA

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Putnam, 1949.8.23

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