OPIATE, n. An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into t…

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OPIATE, n. An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.154, 谷月社
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OPIATE, n. An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.154, 谷月社

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