By this time I was no longer very much terrified or very miserable. I …

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By this time I was no longer very much terrified or very miserable. I had, as it were, passed the limit of terror and despair. I felt now that my life was practically lost, and that persuasion made me capable of daring anything ✨ H. G. Wells (2016). The Island of Doctor Moreau, p.60, H. G. Wells
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By this time I was no longer very much terrified or very miserable. I had, as it were, passed the limit of terror and despair. I felt now that my life was practically lost, and that persuasion made me capable of daring anything ✨ H. G. Wells (2016). The Island of Doctor Moreau, p.60, H. G. Wells

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