Big, undreamed-of things — the people on the edge see them first. ✨ Ku…

Kurt Vonnegut
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Big, undreamed-of things — the people on the edge see them first. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Player Piano, p.84, Dial Press
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Big, undreamed-of things — the people on the edge see them first. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Player Piano, p.84, Dial Press

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