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" I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion. "
Pierre Corneille
Imagine
Myself
Defend
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" An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past. "
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Himself
He
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Your
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Which
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Effect
Gentleness
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Tyrant
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