Under the influence of music, it seems that I feel what I do not reall…

Leo Tolstoy
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Under the influence of music, it seems that I feel what I do not really feel, that I understand what I do not understand, that I do what I cannot do. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (1998). The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories, p.19, Oxford University Press, USA
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