Upper Black Eddy

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    “The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

    “... burned to tireless death
    A child of a few hours
    With its kneading mouth
    Charred on the black breast of the grave
    The mother dug, and its arms full of fires ...”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow down to a flesh-brush, to flannels, to baths, diet, exercise, and air?”
    —Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910)