They laughed. Things were funny. They weren't afraid to care. There wa…

Charles Bukowski
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They laughed. Things were funny. They weren't afraid to care. There was no sense to life, to the structure of things. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.184, Canongate Books
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They laughed. Things were funny. They weren't afraid to care. There was no sense to life, to the structure of things. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.184, Canongate Books

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