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Heaven and hell seem out of proportion to me: the actions of men do not deserve so much.

— Jorge Luis Borges Borges Verbal (1999)

El infierno y el paraíso me parecen desproporcionados. Los actos de los hombres no merecen tanto.

Original text (Spanish)

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