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I'm No Prophet. My Job Is Making Windows Where There Were Once Walls.
-Michel Foucault
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I'm No Prophet. My Job Is Making
Michel Foucault
I'm No Prophet. My Job Is Making Windows Where There Were Once Walls.
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