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Thomas Merton Quotes: The deepest of level of communication is not communication, but communion. It is wordless ... beyond speech ... beyond concept.
         

The deepest of level of communication is not communication, but communion. It is wordless ... beyond speech ... beyond concept.


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The deepest of level of communication is not communication, but communion. It is wordless ... beyond speech ... beyond concept.
         



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