He had supposed for years that he had no secrets from himself. Here wa…

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He had supposed for years that he had no secrets from himself. Here was proof that he had a great big secret somewhere inside, and he could not imagine what it was. ✨ KURT VONNEGUT, JR (1969). SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE
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