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I only know as much about myself as my mind can work out under its current conditions. And its current conditions are not good. ✨ Douglas Adams (2009). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, p.95, Pan Macmillan
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I only know as much about myself as my mind can work out under its current conditions. And its current conditions are not good. ✨ Douglas Adams (2009). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, p.95, Pan Macmillan

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