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Homo Sum: humani nil a me alienum puto
“I am human and I let nothing human be alien to me.”
The Self-Tormentor
P. Terentius Afer
(Terence the African)
Homo Sum:
humani nil a me alienum puto
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November 21st, 2004 at 2:03 am
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November 21st, 2004 at 2:06 am
Another dummy test