The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.
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It can justify remaining in genuinely harmful situations under the guise of acceptance.
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The actor's realm is that of the fleeting.
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