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“Deployed upon that plain they moved in a constant elision, ordained agents of the actual dividing out the world which they encountered and leaving what had been and what would never be alike extinguished on the ground behind them.”

Quote by Cormac McCarthy

Book:Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

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Cormac McCarthy

American novelist known for his profound literary style and rich imagination. His notable works include 'The Border Trilogy' and 'No Country for Old Men'. more

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