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Brother, never mock the Devil;
Life is short to travel o'er;
That damnation is eternal,
Is no idle old folk-lore.

Brother, pay your debts to all men,
Life is long to travel o'er;
And you'll often have to borrow,
As you oft have done before.
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Heinrich Heine
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