It is a time when one's spirit is subdued and sad, one knows not why; …

Mark Twain
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It is a time when one's spirit is subdued and sad, one knows not why; when the past seems a storm-swept desolation, life a vanity and a burden, and the future but a way to death. ✨ Mark Twain, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays, p.1257, GENERAL PRESS
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