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Henrik Ibsen Quotes: The sea possesses a power over one's moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.
         

The sea possesses a power over one's moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.


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The sea possesses a power over one's moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.
         



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