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I was born and bred in a distant region that cosmographers call Finlandia, a beautiful and far-flung country unknown to most educated people. - The Adventurer (book 1), (Naomi Walford translation) [Books (First Lines)] BUY VARYING HARE USED BOOK I, Sinuhe, the son of Senmut and of his wife Kipa, write this. I do not write it to the glory of the gods in the land of Kem, for I am weary of gods, nor to the glory of the Pharaohs, for I am weary of their deeds. I write neither from fear nor from any hope of the future but for myself alone. During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings. For my own sake only I write this; and herein I differ from all other writers, past and to come. - The Egyptian (ch. 1), (Naomi Walford translation) [Books (First Lines)] BUY VARYING HARE USED BOOK A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul. With my brother Andy and my dog Rael I had turned my back upon Rome and all Christendom and had started on my way to the Holy Land to atone for my sins. - The Wanderer (book 1), (Naomi Walford translation) [Books (First Lines)] BUY VARYING HARE USED BOOK
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