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I Don't Feel I Have To Struggle Against Allegory. I Let The Readers Do The Interpreting.
-Lydia Davis
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I Don't Feel I Have To Struggle
Lydia Davis
I Don't Feel I Have To Struggle Against Allegory. I Let The Readers Do The Interpreting.
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