Some days I feel like playing it smooth. Some days I feel like playing…

Raymond Chandler
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Some days I feel like playing it smooth. Some days I feel like playing it like a waffle iron. ✨ Raymond Chandler (1946). Spanish blood: a collection of short stories
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