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The main thing going on in the 20th century is a dissolving of boundaries, all the boundaries that historical civilization put in place.
-Terence McKenna
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The Main Thing Going On In The

Terence McKenna
The main thing going on in the 20th century is a dissolving of boundaries, all the boundaries that historical civilization put in place.
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