But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the m…

James Thurber
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But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep? ✨ James Thurber (1996). James Thurber: Writings & Drawings (including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), p.1163, Library of America
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But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep? ✨ James Thurber (1996). James Thurber: Writings & Drawings (including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), p.1163, Library of America

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