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“Because I was alone, even the mundane seemed charged with meaning…My emotions were similarly amplified: the highs were higher; the periods of despair were deeper and darker.” quote by Jon Krakaur — Download Open image

““Because I was alone, even the mundane seemed charged with meaning…My emotions were similarly amplified: the highs were higher; the periods of despair were deeper and darker.””

Jon Krakaur

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