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“The novelist is condemned to wander all his life. Homeless and blind like Oedipus he wanders until death. And so let us… — Roman Payne Authors Copy Share Image
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“POEM FOR SOUKAÏNA” **** To tell of my new Moroccan Love, Ô, I court her everyday. But just as a pearl in… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
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“Ô, Wanderess, Wanderess When did you feel your most euphoric kiss? Was I the source of your greatest bliss?” — Roman Payne Adam and eve Copy Share Image
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“From all that I saw, and everywhere I wandered, I learned that time cannot be spent. It can only be squandered.” — Roman Payne Time Copy Share Image
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