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The tree of knowledge is not that of life

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Created on 17 June 2025
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– Knowledge reflects. Life burns. Never one.

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The tree of knowledge is not that of life

But of course — how could it be otherwise?
To assume the opposite would mean admitting that life —
which is everything to us —
is in fact nothing more than a brief,
and likely not particularly significant, subspecies of death.

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