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I had to call the past to life, and illuminate every corner of the five continents, descend to the centre of the earth and make the circuit of the moon and stars
I had to call the past to life, and illuminate every corner of the five continents, descend to the centre of the earth and make the circuit of the moon and stars
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- Simone de Beauvoir
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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