Quoting Things As They Are, The Atlas, p. 8, 1831

We cannot see things as they are, for we are compelled by a necessity of nature to see things as we are.
— Things As They Are, The Atlas, p. 8, 1831

11:01pm on April 11, 2026 from Beyneu, Mangghystaū, Kazakhstan


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