AFFLICTION, n. An acclimatizing process preparing the soul for another…

Ambrose Bierce
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AFFLICTION, n. An acclimatizing process preparing the soul for another and bitter world. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.9, 谷月社
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AFFLICTION, n. An acclimatizing process preparing the soul for another and bitter world. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.9, 谷月社

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