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What We Have Not Has Made Us What We Are. / ... / What We Are Not Drives Us To Consummation.
-May Sarton
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What We Have Not Has Made Us
May Sarton
What We Have Not Has Made Us What We Are. / ... / What We Are Not Drives Us To Consummation.
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