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Sight Is A Promiscuous Sense. The Avid Gaze Always Wants More.
-Susan Sontag
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Sight Is A Promiscuous Sense. The Avid
Susan Sontag
Sight Is A Promiscuous Sense. The Avid Gaze Always Wants More.
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