Sooner or later on this journey, every traveller faces the same question: Are you a human intending to be a god, or a god pretending to be human?
The interdependent couple is the new setting and their knowledge of Self is an ancient treasure."-Serena Jade
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The interdependent couple is the new setting and their knowledge of Self is an ancient treasure."-Serena Jade
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