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People want nothing but mirrors around them. To reflect them while they’re reflecting too ... Reflections of reflections and echoes of echoes. No beginning and no end. No center and no purpose. ✨ Ayn Rand (1996). The Fountainhead, Turtleback Books
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People want nothing but mirrors around them. To reflect them while they’re reflecting too ... Reflections of reflections and echoes of echoes. No beginning and no end. No center and no purpose. ✨ Ayn Rand (1996). The Fountainhead, Turtleback Books

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