"A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it."

Being, Man

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"A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it."

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"With every morn my life afresh must breakThe crust of self, gathered about me fresh;That thy wind-spirit may rush in and shakeThe darkness out of me, and rend the meshThe spider-devils spin out of the flesh-Eager to net the soul before it wake,That it may slumberous lie, and listen to the snake."

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