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Chemicals Quote by Anais Nin

“Strange, isn't it, that no chemical will give a human being the iridescence that illusions have given them? Give me your hat.” quote by Anais Nin — Download Open image

“Strange, isn't it, that no chemical will give a human being the iridescence that illusions have given them? Give me your hat.”

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