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Yes, they are carnal, both of them, love and death, and therein lies their terror and their great magic!
Yes, they are carnal, both of them, love and death, and therein lies their terror and their great magic!
Approximate author period: c. 1915 AD · modern
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- Thomas Mann
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- Approximate author period: c. 1915 AD · modern
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