But silence continued in the layers of the earth, and this density that I could feel at my shoulders continued harmonious, sustained, unaltered throu… - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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But silence continued in the layers of the earth, and this density that I could feel at my shoulders continued harmonious, sustained, unaltered through eternity. I lay there pondering my situation, lost in the desert, and in danger, naked between sky and sand and stars, withdrawn by too much silence from the poles of my life.