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True happiness is impossible without solitude. The fallen angel probably betrayed God because he longed for solitude, which angels do not know.
True happiness is impossible without solitude. The fallen angel probably betrayed God because he longed for solitude, which angels do not know.
Approximate author period: c. 1882 AD · industrial
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