A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the se…

Joseph Conrad
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A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea. If he tries to climb out into the air as inexperienced people endeavor to do, he drowns. ✨ Lord Jim ch. 20 (1900)
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A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea. If he tries to climb out into the air as inexperienced people endeavor to do, he drowns. ✨ Lord Jim ch. 20 (1900)

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