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We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn't stop us from wiping it away with a wet sponge. The Divine doesn't disappear it's transformed into the clean surface.

Paulo Coelho

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Paulo Coelho
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 24
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