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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Chopin is Perfect

Posted on 12:06 PM by Unknown
Chopin is perfect. Don't interpret him, don't over-think him, don't listen to him too much, just take a warm bath in three minutes of his music once a day and your life will be twice as meaningful.
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