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The Darkness (Almost Wordless Wednesday)

Posted on November 2, 2016January 1, 2019 by beth jusino

“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”

-Francis Bacon

Photo taken on the Chemin du Puy, the Camino pilgrimage path from Le Puy, France, to Santiago, Spain.

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