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'THIS ROOM HAS MYSTERY LIKE A TRANCE' This room has mystery like a trance Of wine ; forget-me-nots of you Are chair… — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
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![“[THE DAILY BREATH] Do you feel unworthy? Undeserving to be loved, to feel enough, to fulfil your dreams? A scientific study performed worldwide during the last 40 years revealed that most people, regardless of their background, live feeling unworthy. If you are one of them, I know something else…” quote by Dragos Bratasanu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/76c/dragos-bratasanu-13221_comparison-to-others_the-daily-breath-do-you-feel-unworthy-un_3094906.jpg)
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