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People [who belong in this environment] look for a path in the heavens for the simple reason that they have lost their way on earth.

— Georgi Plekhanov

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Original: Люди, принадлежащие к этой среде, ищут пути на небо по той простой причине, что они сбились с дороги на земле.

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