To be understood is to prostitute oneself ✨ Fernando Pessoa (2007). Th…

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To be understood is to prostitute oneself ✨ Fernando Pessoa (2007). The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa, p.330, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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To be understood is to prostitute oneself ✨ Fernando Pessoa (2007). The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa, p.330, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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