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Las fauces del olvido

 

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Old April 13, 2011, 07:33 AM
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Las fauces del olvido

I know this means oblivion, but I would like to know if it is a common way of saying oblivion.
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It is a common literary way of expressing oblivion. (poetic style)

consider forgetting and oblivion.
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Old April 13, 2011, 09:10 AM
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I knew it sounded poetic. Thanks for confirming it.
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