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I am more moved than I can say.
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My wisdom is simple.
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There are those who despise it,
but I don't give a damn -
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forgive me, mama.
I noticed you raised your right eyebrow.
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You think your son is talking too much.
Don't worry. I will be brief.
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Therefore... and consequently...
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we Ekdahls have not come
into the world to see through it.
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Never think that.
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We are not equipped
for such excursions.
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We might just as well ignore
the big things.
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We must live in the little world.
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We will be content with that
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and cultivate it
and make the best of it.
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Suddenly death strikes.
2:55:14
Suddenly the abyss opens.
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Suddenly the storm howls,
and disaster is upon us.
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All that we know.
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But let us not think
of all that unpleasantness.
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We Ekdahls love our subterfuges.
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Rob a man of his subterfuges
and he goes mad and begins lashing out.
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Damn it all,
people must be intelligible!
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Otherwise we don't dare to love them
or speak ill of them.
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We must be able to grasp
the world and reality
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so we can complain of their monotony
with a clear conscience.