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“Å de hadde begge hat rædsel for følgerne, javel, og de hadde like så idelig fornyet rædslerne. Nei det var ikke sport og væddemål, det var murring i blodet, nødvendig dumhet og dårskap efter verdens ældste mønster, kanske også noget gyldent, kanske kjærlighet, de tkunde være så mange ting tilsammen.” quote by Knut Hamsun — Download Open image

““Å de hadde begge hat rædsel for følgerne, javel, og de hadde like så idelig fornyet rædslerne. Nei det var ikke sport og væddemål, det var murring i blodet, nødvendig dumhet og dårskap efter verdens ældste mønster, kanske også noget gyldent, kanske kjærlighet, de tkunde være så mange ting tilsammen.””

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