Can we account for instinct?' said Monte Cristo. 'Are there not some places where we seem to breathe sadness? why, we cannot tell. It is a chain of recollections an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.

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  • Sadness — Navigating grief, melancholy, and emotional depth

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