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Those who do not know they are wearing a mask wear it most perfectly Theodor Fontane The second thing he told her she already knew. That nothing gave one more security than a mask. Under the mask, she could redefine herself in any form in any place. Michael Ondaatje The reality we can talk about is never reality in itself, but a certain reality or even in many cases a reality that we have created. Werner Heisenberg