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Beware of the stories you read or tell subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.

Ben Okri

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Ben Okri
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: March 15
Author
Journalist
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Stories
Waters
World
Beneath
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Water
Read
Subtly
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Night
Beware

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