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First Day, Novel VIII (trans. W. K. Kelly)
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“He struggled with himself, too. I saw it -- I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself.”
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Joseph Conrad
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Heart of Darkness
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