"He watched the fire and if he saw portents there it was much the same to him. He would live to look upon the western sea and he was equal to whatever ...

If you pursue this road that you've embarked upon, you will eventually come to moral decisions that will take you completely by surprise
~ Cormac McCarthy ~












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