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The stars up close to the moon were pale they got brighter and braver the farther they got out of the circle of light ruled by the giant moon
The stars up close to the moon were pale they got brighter and braver the farther they got out of the circle of light ruled by the giant moon
Approximate author period: c. 1968 AD · modern
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- Ken Kesey
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- Approximate author period: c. 1968 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Ken Kesey: life dates 1935 to 2001. Wikidata Q244390, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244390 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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