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I believe that the soul consists of its sufferings. For the soul that cures its own sufferings dies.

— Antonio Porchia Voces (1943)

Creo que son los males del alma, el alma. Porque el alma que se cura de sus males, muere.

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Cuando no creo en nada, no quisiera encontrarme contigo, cuando no crees en nada.

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