I was once invited to take part in a heroic, possibly fatal enterprise…

Edward Abbey
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I was once invited to take part in a heroic, possibly fatal enterprise, but I declined, mainly on account of sloth. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.27, RosettaBooks
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I was once invited to take part in a heroic, possibly fatal enterprise, but I declined, mainly on account of sloth. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.27, RosettaBooks

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