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There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation; and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration.
There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation; and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1865 AD · industrial
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- Lewis Carroll
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1865 AD · industrial
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