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between the world which is closed and heaven which is not
         yet open, turned towards the light which one cannot see,
         possessing the sole happiness of thinking that they know
         where it is, aspiring towards the gulf, and the unknown,
         their eyes fixed motionless on the darkness, kneeling, be-
         wildered, stupefied, shuddering, half lifted, at times, by the
         deep breaths of eternity.


































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