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If I dreamt this, while walking, walking in the London streets, the subconscious of each and every other life, past and present, brushing me in passing, what makes it real? Writing it down.

Nadine Gordimer

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Answer Other Recognize Yourself
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Alone End Everyone Move Self Toward
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