The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed…– Denis Diderot
The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.
The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.
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