Satan's despair is absolute because Satan, as pure spirit, is pure consciousness, and for Satan (and all men in his predicament) every increase in consciousness is an increase in despair.
A carpet of despair which lay underneath the levels of fury.
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A carpet of despair which lay underneath the levels of fury.
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