What we see before us is just one tiny part of the world. We get in th…

Haruki Murakami
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What we see before us is just one tiny part of the world. We get in the habit of thinking, this is the world, but that's not true at all. The real world is a much darker and deeper place than this, and much of it is occupied by jellyfish and things. ✨ FaceBook post byHaruki Murakami from May 10, 2015
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