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The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality.
-Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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The Highest Problem Of Any Art Is

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality.
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