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Plotinus Quotes: We must close our eyes and invoke a new manner of seeing...a wakefulness that is the birthright of us all, though few put it to use.
         

We must close our eyes and invoke a new manner of seeing...a wakefulness that is the birthright of us all, though few put it to use.


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