Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and deri…

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Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. ✨ James Joyce (1967). Dubliners, p.22, Lulu.com
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Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. ✨ James Joyce (1967). Dubliners, p.22, Lulu.com

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