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Thou Hast The Keys Of Paradise, Oh, Just, Subtle, And Mighty Opium!
-Thomas De Quincey
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Thou Hast The Keys Of Paradise, Oh,
Thomas De Quincey
Thou Hast The Keys Of Paradise, Oh, Just, Subtle, And Mighty Opium!
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