When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. ✨ Friedric…

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When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.279, Modern Library
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When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.279, Modern Library

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