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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
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- Source:
- Walden
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-05-01
- Hash:
- d4ebac2d37dc8ca01386f3f76711720a0763bb64fab52906d7026edc93d1e83b
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