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What Makes Life Life And Not A Simple Story? Jagged Bits Moving Never Still, All Along The Wall.
-Anne Carson
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What Makes Life Life And Not A
Anne Carson
What Makes Life Life And Not A Simple Story? Jagged Bits Moving Never Still, All Along The Wall.
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