Prayers for the condemned man will be offered on an adding machine. Nu…

Nathanael West
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Prayers for the condemned man will be offered on an adding machine. Numbers constitute the only universal language. ✨ 1933 Miss Lonely hearts.
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Numbers constitute the only universal language. ✨ 1933 Miss Lonely hearts.
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Prayers for the condemned man will be offered on an adding machine. Numbers constitute the only universal language. ✨ 1933 Miss Lonely hearts.

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