I'd give all the wealth that years have piled,
the slow result of life's decay,
To be once more a little child
for one bright summer day. (Lewis Carroll)

I'd give all the wealth that years have piled, the slow result of life's decay, To be once more a little child for one bright summer day.

Lewis Carroll

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