In an era of stress and anxiety, when the present seems unstable and t…

Alan Moore
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In an era of stress and anxiety, when the present seems unstable and the future unlikely, the natural response is to retreat and withdraw from reality, taking recourse either in fantasies of the future or in modified visions of a half-imagined past. ✨ Watchmen. Comic book series by Alan Moore, 1986 - 1987.
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