"In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death."

Alfred Russel Wallace, British Scientist

Death, Life, Eternity, Solitude

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"In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death."

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