Satan's despair is absolute because Satan, as pure spirit, is pure consciousness, and for Satan (and all men in his predicament) every increase in consciousness is an increase in despair.
Things are not as they seem. You do not understand. There is no escape. This is all there is._ I had never seen eyes filled with so much sadness.
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Things are not as they seem. You do not understand. There is no escape. This is all there is._ I had never seen eyes filled with so much sadness.
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