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If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it's only becasue it doesn't know that the fire can consume it.
If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it's only becasue it doesn't know that the fire can consume it.
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- Giordano Bruno
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