If you're trying to find out what's coming next, turn off everything y…

Ann Patchett
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If you're trying to find out what's coming next, turn off everything you own that has an OFF switch and listen. ✨ Ann Patchett (2008). What Now?, Harpercollins
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If you're trying to find out what's coming next, turn off everything you own that has an OFF switch and listen. ✨ Ann Patchett (2008). What Now?, Harpercollins

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