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What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?

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Haec ego non multis (scribo), sed tibi: satis enim magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus. I am writing this not to many, but to you: certainly we are a great enough audience for each other.
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