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“Have I really allowed Napoleon to reach Moscow, and when did I do so? When was it decided?”

This is one of those moments we all have when we sit up late at night wondering about our lives. Had we really intended to be at this point in our life in such-and-such a way (for good or bad, though people tend not to dwell on the good). Innumerable decisions brought us here, but not one by itself.