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The basis of all true cosmic horror is violation of the order of nature, and the profoundest violations are always the least concrete and describable.
The basis of all true cosmic horror is violation of the order of nature, and the profoundest violations are always the least concrete and describable.
Approximate author period: c. 1917 AD · modern
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- H.P. Lovecraft
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- Approximate author period: c. 1917 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for H. P. Lovecraft: documented activity in 1917. Wikidata Q169566, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169566 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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