One thinks that ties thoughtlessly formed can be painlessly broken. But when one sees the agony resulting from such broken ties, the pain and bewilderment of a soul deceived, the mistrust that follows such utter confidence and, when forced to turn against the one person who stands apart from the rest of society, extends to society as a whole; when one sees esteem turned back upon itself and not knowing where else to find an object, then indeed one feels that there is something sacred in a heart that suffers because it loves; one discovers how deep are the roots of a passion one thought one
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