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We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it… — Nathaniel Hawthorne

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We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter · 1836
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The afterlife
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1836
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Notebook entry. 25 Oct. 1836.

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