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“Dark, closed places like this make me uneasy. It is not the wild beasts or the idea of a lunatic with an ax. It is not facing my dreaded interior self. It is the informality, the thoughtlessness, the brooding wisdom, the endlessness, the closure of darkness. More than that, it is the thing in darkness I cannot name.”

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Book:The Secret Knowledge of Water
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The Secret Knowledge of Water

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Craig Childs
Craig Childs

Limited information is available about Craig Childs, who was born on April 21, 1967. He is an individual with an unknown profession. more

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