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João Guimarães Rosa, from Grande Sertão: Varedas

Text ID: The human heart—dark, dark.

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"The human heart—dark, dark."

João Guimarães Rosa, from Grande Sertão: Varedas

And that was the difference between life and death - the curiosity that yearns for freedom, the ever-so-human desire to understand what lies beyond the veil. Instead of pushing away the unknown, she embraced it gladly. The hunter always has more tricks under their sleeve, the doctor yearns for life anew. The cacophony of noise that the singer turns into discordant music, it paves a path therefore unknown to both of them. The trembling fingers of salvation and destruction entwine under quiet moonlight. ‘Do not avert your eyes’, the mind says. ‘If you seek absolution, you must witness the profound horror of the unknown. Only then you will be free. Only then [[my friend, find joy everlasting]] only then [[what will really set you free and sate you from your endless hunger?]] th e ⠀⠀⠀ n ⠀⠀ w h a ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ t?

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