This has ever been the fate of energy in security; it takes to art and…

H. G. Wells
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This has ever been the fate of energy in security; it takes to art and to eroticism, and then comes languor and decay. ✨ H. G. Wells (2016). The Time Machine: Classic Fantasy Action and Adventure Mystery Horror Humour Science fiction comic Art, p.31, Fantasia Publish
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This has ever been the fate of energy in security; it takes to art and to eroticism, and then comes languor and decay. ✨ H. G. Wells (2016). The Time Machine: Classic Fantasy Action and Adventure Mystery Horror Humour Science fiction comic Art, p.31, Fantasia Publish

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