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Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity.
Edmond de Goncourt
Edmond de Goncourt
Edmond de Goncourt
Born: May 26, 1822
Died: Jul 16, 1896

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Face, Despair, Perhaps, Infinity, Act

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