"Er war berufen zum Sterben, allein der Tod ist ewig. Das Leben ist eine Schindluderei der Natur sondergleichen, eine obszöne Verwirrung des Kohlenstoffs, eine bösartige Wucherung der Erdoberfläche, ein unheilbarer Schorf. Aus Totem zusammengesetzt, zerfallen wir zu Totem."
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