I was not looking now at an unusual flower arrangement. I was seeing w…

Aldous Huxley
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I was not looking now at an unusual flower arrangement. I was seeing what Adam had seen on the morning of his creation - the miracle, moment by moment, of naked existence. ✨ 1954 The Doors of Perception.
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