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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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(usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

“Writers often choose accommodation when discussing complex ideas.”

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Langston Hughes·1901–1967·Harlem Renaissance
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y old man’s a white old manAnd my old mother’s black.If ever I cursed my white old manI take my curses back. If ever I cursed my black old motherAnd wished she were in hell,I’m sorry for that evil wishAnd now I wish her well. My old man died in a fine big house.My ma died in a shack.I wonder where I’m gonna die,Being neither white nor black?
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