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> [“I reeled with giddiness - flames passed before my eyes. I remembered those precipices that drew one towards them with irresistible power - wells that have had to be filled up because of persons throwing themselves into them - trees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erckmann-chatrian/i-reeled-with-giddiness-flames-passed-before-my-eyes-i-remembered/)

Erckmann-Chatrian

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## More by Erckmann-Chatrian

> [“The weather appeared to have somewhat cleared up; the rain no longer fell, a fresh wind swept the streets, and the moon, now and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erckmann-chatrian/the-weather-appeared-to-have-somewhat-cleared-up-the-rain-no-longer/)

Erckmann-Chatrian

> [“Meanwhile the colonel followed the mad woman, and by a strange effect of the superexcitation of his senses, saw her in the darkness, through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erckmann-chatrian/meanwhile-the-colonel-followed-the-mad-woman-and-by-a-strange-effect/)

Erckmann-Chatrian

> [“I reeled with giddiness - flames passed before my eyes. I remembered those precipices that drew one towards them with irresistible power - wells…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erckmann-chatrian/i-reeled-with-giddiness-flames-passed-before-my-eyes-i-remembered/)

Erckmann-Chatrian

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