I'd woken up early, and I took a long time getting ready to exist. ✨ F…

Fernando Pessoa
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I'd woken up early, and I took a long time getting ready to exist. ✨ Fernando Pessoa, Richard Zenith (1996). Book of Disquietude, Carcanet Press Limited
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I'd woken up early, and I took a long time getting ready to exist. ✨ Fernando Pessoa, Richard Zenith (1996). Book of Disquietude, Carcanet Press Limited

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