"Nothingness lies coiled in the heart of being - like a worm."

Existence, Being, Nothing, Darkness

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"Nothingness lies coiled in the heart of being - like a worm."

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"But I must finally realize that I am subject to these sudden transformations. The thing is that I rarely think; a crowd of small metamorphoses accumulate in me without my noticing it, and then, one fine day, a veritable revolution takes place."

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