534 Dostoevsky and "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man"
The History of Literature
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The Death of a Star
I was caught up by some dark and unknown being and we found ourselves in space. It was the dead of night and never, never had there been such darkness. We were flying through space far away from the earth. I knew with infinite unshakable certainty that everything would change immediately. And if I have got to exist again, I thought, and live once more under the control of some irresistible power, I won't be vanquished and humiliated. You know that I am afraid of you and despise me for that.
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