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include in scope; or surround
- For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life.Chapters 58-60 — Brit; Squid; The Line (29% in)
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