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Would that the dead were not dead! But there is grass that must be eaten, pellets that must be chewed, hraka that must be passed, holes that must be dug, sleep that must be slept.
Would that the dead were not dead! But there is grass that must be eaten, pellets that must be chewed, hraka that must be passed, holes that must be dug, sleep that must be slept.
Approximate author period: c. 1968 AD · modern
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- Richard Adams
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- Approximate author period: c. 1968 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Richard Adams: life dates 1920 to 2016. Wikidata Q313289, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313289 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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