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The author's construction of his reality of self!
A place to exercise ideas before writing about them with greater discipline.
Stephen Smoliar
The author's construction of his reality of self!
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- Stephen Smoliar
- Still trying to "liberate the mind from fear, superstition and pettiness."
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