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"Kisses, kisses, more kisses"

The Last Words of Duke Ellington.

“Kisses kisses” and “More kisses” he asked of his sister Ruth.

Before she left the room, he said, “Smile kisses,” and then smiled at her and kissed a cross she had left on the chair next to his bed.

Source:  A. H. Lawrence, Duke Ellington and His World: A Biography

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