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„Ani de zile, o viaţă de fapt, să nu te fi gândit decât la ultimele clipe, ca să constaţi, când te apropii, în sfârşit, de ele, că va fi fost degeaba, că gândul morţii ajută la tot, doar să mori nu!" (Emil CIORAN)
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