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If the propositions of this discourse are tenable, the "state of progressive collapse" is precisely that state in which alone we are warranted in considering all things.
-Edgar Allan Poe
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If The Propositions Of This Discourse Are

Edgar Allan Poe
If the propositions of this discourse are tenable, the "state of progressive collapse" is precisely that state in which alone we are warranted in considering all things.
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