"The pain of severe depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it, and it kills in many instances because its anguish can no longe...
E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle.And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars.
~ William Styron ~
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E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle.And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars.
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