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Love (or friendship) is dead: they were friends whom the wind carries away, and it is windy outside my door.

L'amour est morte:
Ce sont amis que vent emporte,
Et il ventait devant ma porte.

Original text (French)

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L'amitié; compare: "Gone with the wind"

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