I found myself back in the sepulchral city resenting the sight of peop…

Joseph Conrad
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I found myself back in the sepulchral city resenting the sight of people hurrying through the streets to filch a little money from each other, to devour their infamous cookery, to gulp their unwholesome beer, to dream their insignificant and silly dreams. They trespassed upon my thoughts. ✨ Joseph Conrad (2006). Heart of Darkness and Other Stories, p.122, Collector's Library
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