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April 12, 2007
the mystery of the earth touched the mystery of the stars
Filled with rapture, his soul yearned for freedom, space, vastness. Over him the heavenly dome, full of quiet, shining stars, hung boundlessly. From the zenith to the horizon the still-dim Milky Way stretched its double strand. Night, fresh and quiet, almost unstirring, enveloped the earth. The white towers and golden domes of the church gleamed in the sapphire sky. The luxuriant autumn flowers in the flowerbeds near the house had fallen asleep until morning. The silence of the earth seemed to merged with the silence of the heavens, the mystery of the earth touched the mystery of the stars...
Dostoevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
Posted by amin at April 12, 2007 10:15 PM