...evil fascinates and repels us - it's a terrible beauty that enthralls us the more we stare into it...
... the scarlet thread,the red clay from which we were made, runs in tiny streams through all our veins, reminding us of where we began...
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... the scarlet thread,the red clay from which we were made, runs in tiny streams through all our veins, reminding us of where we began...
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