Navigating by the compass in a sea of clouds over Spain is all very we…

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Navigating by the compass in a sea of clouds over Spain is all very well, it is very dashing, but - you want to remember that below the sea of clouds lies eternity. ✨ Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, translated by Lewis Galantière, (Ch. I), 1939.
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Navigating by the compass in a sea of clouds over Spain is all very well, it is very dashing, but - you want to remember that below the sea of clouds lies eternity. ✨ Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, translated by Lewis Galantière, (Ch. I), 1939.

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