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I dream of vampires. I dream of god. I dream of no vampires. I dream of no god. I dream of nothing. And yet that too is still my dream.

— Mark Z. Danielewski House of Leaves (2000)

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Source: House of Leaves (2000), p. 544.
Work: House of Leaves, 2000
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