Why are we designed to see the world as supremely beautiful just as we…

Margaret Atwood
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Why are we designed to see the world as supremely beautiful just as we're about to be snuffed? Do rabbits feel the same as the fox teeth bite down on their necks? Is it mercy? ✨ Margaret Atwood (2009). The Year of the Flood, p.413, Anchor
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Why are we designed to see the world as supremely beautiful just as we're about to be snuffed? Do rabbits feel the same as the fox teeth bite down on their necks? Is it mercy? ✨ Margaret Atwood (2009). The Year of the Flood, p.413, Anchor

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