“For humans know their house and animals know where they must build, but our souls are inexperienced here, not knowing where to be implanted.”
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<div>Heavily altered quote to convey the conceptual point. Orignal below. </div><div><br></div>The sons of gods, though, Are blindest of all. For human beings know Their house, and the animals Where they must build, but in Their inexperienced souls the defect Of not knowing where was implanted. Hö
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