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This note reads as a tribute to the rare ease of long friendship, the kind built across shared beginnings. It points to old companionship as something deeper than novelty, where recognition and affection come without effort. It lands at reunions, anniversaries, or any moment when an old friend’s presence feels immediately familiar.
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About Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
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