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A Person Cries Out In Life Because It's Lonely And Because Life's Been Broken Off From Whatever Created It. But No Matter How Much You Hate Life, You Love It Too. It's Like A Caldron Boiling With Everything You Have To Have, But Very Painful To The Lips.

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A Person Cries Out

Frank Herbert

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A Person Cries Out In Life Because It's Lonely And Because Life's Been Broken Off From Whatever Created It. But No Matter How Much You Hate Life, You Love It Too. It's Like A Caldron Boiling With Everything You Have To Have, But Very Painful To The Lips.

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