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Walt's Last Year F T Vanliew

Walt Whitman died the evening of March 26, 1892. Or did he? Just minutes before his "time" he was visited by Ralph Waldo Emerson. A conversation ensued. Emerson offered Walt the opportunity to live one more year. His pain would be gone. Food would taste good again. But there was a catch. If Walt agreed, he would wake the next morning on March 27, 2019. For the next twelve months he would take note of his observations and experiences. The following March 26 he would report to Emerson and others on what he'd learned. Walt agreed and the rest is history.