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" When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it. "

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" And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice. "

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" You've come to know the fortunate and the inauspicious stars, but you don't know whether you yourself are fortunate or lucky. "

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