What is one man's and one woman's love and desire, against the history of two worlds, the greatest revolution… — Ursula K. Le Guin
What is one man's and one woman's love and desire, against the history of two worlds, the greatest revolution of our lifetimes, the hope, the unending cruelty of our species? A little thing. But a key is a little thing, next to the door it opens.
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