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This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally i have to observe myself too; if none observe me, i have to observe myself all the closer.
-Franz Kafka
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This Inescapable Duty To Observe Oneself: If

Franz Kafka
This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally i have to observe myself too; if none observe me, i have to observe myself all the closer.
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