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"This is such a pleasure. satiates my appetite for folktales, literary criticism, and illustration" — Jan 26, 2025 01:55PM
"This is such a pleasure. satiates my appetite for folktales, literary criticism, and illustration" — Jan 26, 2025 01:55PM
Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water
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