The rebel is doomed to a violent death. The rest of us can look forwar…

Edward Abbey
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The rebel is doomed to a violent death. The rest of us can look forward to sedated expiration in a coma inside an oxygen tent, with tubes inserted in every bodily orifice. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.22, RosettaBooks
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The rebel is doomed to a violent death. The rest of us can look forward to sedated expiration in a coma inside an oxygen tent, with tubes inserted in every bodily orifice. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.22, RosettaBooks

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