The sale of souls to gain the whole world is completely voluntary and …

John Steinbeck
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The sale of souls to gain the whole world is completely voluntary and almost unanimous...but not quite. ✨ John Steinbeck (1963). The short novels of John Steinbeck: Tortilla Flat, The red pony, Of mice and men, The moon is down, Cannery Row, The pearl
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The sale of souls to gain the whole world is completely voluntary and almost unanimous...but not quite. ✨ John Steinbeck (1963). The short novels of John Steinbeck: Tortilla Flat, The red pony, Of mice and men, The moon is down, Cannery Row, The pearl

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