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“all time exists.that is the truth beyond the legends the epopts tell. if the future did not exist now, how could we journey toward it? if the past does not exist still, how could we leave it behind us?” quote by Gene Wolfe — Download Open image

““all time exists.that is the truth beyond the legends the epopts tell. if the future did not exist now, how could we journey toward it? if the past does not exist still, how could we leave it behind us?””

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