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The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but there arriving she is sure of bliss and forever dwells in paradise.

Plato

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Plato
Epigrammatist
Philosopher
Poet
Ancient Athens
Platon
Aristocles
Flight
Invisible
Takes
Forever
Sure
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Arriving
World
Bliss
Paradise

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