There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which li…

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There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive. ✨ Jack London (1903). Call of the Wild, p.83
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There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive. ✨ Jack London (1903). Call of the Wild, p.83

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