"For in order to avoid having to deal with relative values, he had long since come to deny all purpose to the phenomenon of existence β it was more expedient and comforting."
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Paul Bowles
Paul Bowles (30 December 1910 β 18 November 1999) was a composer, author, and traveler.
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