So, I poisoned his coffee this morning and watched him drink it.
Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.
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Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.
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