And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness. …

Albert Camus
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And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness. ✨ Albert Camus (2013). Algerian Chronicles, p.17, Harvard University Press
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And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness. ✨ Albert Camus (2013). Algerian Chronicles, p.17, Harvard University Press

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