To see through the illusion of duality, remember that fear and darkness have no substance in themselves, for they do not indicate the presence of a second universal force, but are only names given to the one Light unperceived.
The poet is a Cyclops in the Kingdom of the Blind whose sole cure for the madness of his vision must be starvation.
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The poet is a Cyclops in the Kingdom of the Blind whose sole cure for the madness of his vision must be starvation.
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