When you see the abyss, and we have looked into it, then what There isn't much room at the edge -- one person, another, not many. If you are there, others cannot be there. If you are there, you become a protective wall. What happens You become part of t. (Elie Wiesel)

When you see the abyss, and we have looked into it, then what There isn't much room at the edge -- one person, another, not many. If you are there, others cannot be there. If you are there, you become a protective wall. What happens You become part of t.

Elie Wiesel

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