You've seen the sun flatten and take strange shapes just before it sin…

John Steinbeck
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You've seen the sun flatten and take strange shapes just before it sinks in the ocean. Do you have to tell yourself every time that it's an illusion caused by atmospheric dust and light distorted by the sea, or do you simply enjoy the beauty of it? ✨ John Steinbeck (2008). Sweet Thursday, p.110, Penguin
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