There are no small number of people in this world who, solitary by nature, always try to go back into their shell like a hermit crab or a snail. (Anton Chekhov)

There are no small number of people in this world who, solitary by nature, always try to go back into their shell like a hermit crab or a snail.

Anton Chekhov

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