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It is the hour of departure, the hard cold hour which the night fastens to all timetables.

It is the hour of departure, the hard cold hour which the night fastens to all timetables.

Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern

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Attribution & collection notes
Author or tradition
Pablo Neruda
Attribution: attributed
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Not established
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1904 to 1973; Wikidata Q34189, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34189 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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Contributor-provided quotation collection

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