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> [But as Van casually directed the searchlight of backthought into that maze of the past where the mirror-lined narrow paths not only took different turns, but used different levels (as a mule-drawn cart passes under the arch of a viaduct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-nabokov/but-as-van-casually-directed-the-searchlight-of-backthought-into-that/)

[Vladimir Nabokov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-nabokov/)

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