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“It is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realise the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.” quote by Herman Melville — Download Open image

“It is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realise the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.”

Herman Melville

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