On the church vaulting above was the clock-face of eternity, void of number and serving as its own hand, only one black finger was pointing and the dead wanted to tell the time by it.

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The clock-face of eternity, void of number and serving as its own hand, only one black finger was pointing and the dead wanted to tell the time by it. This quote is part of a series and I’ll explain in greater detail about the meaning in the next post: "The most important things in life are not measured by time they are measured by love. The most important things in life are not measured by time they are measured by love"

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