For a time I would feel I belonged still to a world of straightforward…

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For a time I would feel I belonged still to a world of straightforward facts; but the feeling would not last long. Something would turn up to scare it away. ✨ Joseph Conrad (2015). Heart of Darkness, p.29, eKitap Projesi
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