Having wandered some distance among gloomy rocks, I came to the entran…

Leonardo da Vinci
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Having wandered some distance among gloomy rocks, I came to the entrance of a great cavern ... Two contrary emotions arose in me: fear and desire--fear of the threatening dark cavern, desire to see whether there were any marvelous things in it. ✨ Leonardo Da Vinci, General Press (2016). The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, p.514, GENERAL PRESS
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