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Thus and thus is the world. Seeing the depth, we shall see also the height, and praise both.

Thus and thus is the world. Seeing the depth, we shall see also the height, and praise both.

Approximate author period: c. 1914 AD · modern

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Olaf Stapledon
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Approximate author period: c. 1914 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Olaf Stapledon: documented activity in 1914. Wikidata Q337373, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337373 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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