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Breyten Breytenbach Quotes: The world, our world, has existed since night of time, yet every day we must recreate it. If we did not walk upon the earth, it would not exist.
         

The world, our world, has existed since night of time, yet every day we must recreate it. If we did not walk upon the earth, it would not exist.


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