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“Dmitri was the mole.” "We never used that word. That’s a new word,” Sparrow quibbles. “It’s a spy-novel word.”

Book:The Soul of Viktor Tronko

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The Soul of Viktor Tronko

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David Quammen

David Quammen is an American writer known for his in-depth exploration of natural history. His works often involve biology, ecology, and the relationship between humans and nature. Born on February 24, 1948, Quammen's writing career spans multiple genres, including scientific writing, travel literature, and journalism. more

“Unlike Man and Ngo, I was never much of an organizer or agitator, which was one reason, Man would say later, that the committees above decided I would be a mole. He used the English word, which we had learned not so long ago in our English course, taught by a professor whose greatest joy was diagramming sentences. A mole? I said. The animal that digs underground? The other kind of mole. There's another kind? Of course. To think of a mole as that which digs underground misunderstands the meaning of the mole as a spy. A spy's task is not to hide himself where no one can see him, since he will not be able to see anything himself. A spy's task is to hide where everyone can see him and where he can see everything. Now ask yourself: What can everyone see about you but you yourself cannot? Enough with the riddles, I said. I give up. There—he pointed at the middle of my face-in plain sight. I went to the mirror to see for myself, Man peering over my shoulder. There it indeed was, such a part of myselfI had long ago ceased to notice it. Keep in mind that you will be not just any mole, Man said, but the mole that is the beauty spot on the nose of power itself.”

Spy Mole Undercover Agents

Book:The Sympathizer

Source: The Sympathizer

“Some people show kindness and humanity when they are losing or when their plans have failed. Their loss or defeat brings out their humanity. But when they are winning, they become rude, cruel, aggressive, abusive, toxic and heartless. Showing no compassion, no care, no empathy, and no love.”

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Author:De philosopher DJ Kyos

“To know our true essence, we need to leave all of the energy of low vibrations out of our consciousness. We must withdraw all of our life force from that realm, because it is parasitic. It has little life force of its own and cannot exist unless we give it life through our attention, imagination and emotions.”

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Book:Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness

Source: Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness

“I became delusional at the largest solar farm in the USA. I could smell smoke that no one else could and I thought the high voltage 24,000V equipment was on fire. Afterwards, I had an insatiable thirst all evening. It cleared up with sleep. My forensic examination of the incident indicated it was either a biologically toxic electromagnetic field exposure, or someone had spiked my food and/or drink with a drug. There was illegal activity occurring at the solar farm that I was investigating and reporting to the company management team.”