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“Il existe un langage pour ainsi dire de la peau et du sang par où le secret du secret se transmet de l'un à l'autre avec une sûreté infaillible, révélant, je veux bien, dans un monsieur quelconque, le battement angoissé d'un cœur. Et par ce chemin, tous les hommes pourraient me devenir fraternels, je pourrais me reconnaître en chacun d'eux et les aimer. Il y a des jours où j'ai été tout près de le faire, où ce sentiment poignant d'un malheur commun dans une fraternité commune a désarmé ma haine.”

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Le Sang Noir

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