Evil is the chronic malady of the universe, and checked in one place, …

Herman Melville
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Evil is the chronic malady of the universe, and checked in one place, breaks forth in another. ✨ Herman Melville (2012). Mardi: And A Voyage Thither (Annotated Complete Edition), p.439, Jazzybee Verlag
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Evil is the chronic malady of the universe, and checked in one place, breaks forth in another. ✨ Herman Melville (2012). Mardi: And A Voyage Thither (Annotated Complete Edition), p.439, Jazzybee Verlag

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