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I suddenly dreamt that i picked up the revolver and aimed it straight at my heart my heart, and not my head; and i had determined beforehand to fire at my head, at my right temple. after aiming at my chest i waited a second or two, and suddenly my candle , my table, and the wall in front of me began moving and heaving. i made haste to pull the trigger.
-Fyodor Dostoevsky
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I Suddenly Dreamt That I Picked Up

Fyodor Dostoevsky
I suddenly dreamt that i picked up the revolver and aimed it straight at my heart my heart, and not my head; and i had determined beforehand to fire at my head, at my right temple. after aiming at my chest i waited a second or two, and suddenly my candle , my table, and the wall in front of me began moving and heaving. i made haste to pull the trigger.
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