I like to be somewhere at least where you can see a few girls around o…

J. D. Salinger
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I like to be somewhere at least where you can see a few girls around once in a while, even if they're only scratching their arms or blowing their noses or even just giggling or something. ✨ J.D. Salinger (1951). The Catcher in the Rye
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I like to be somewhere at least where you can see a few girls around once in a while, even if they're only scratching their arms or blowing their noses or even just giggling or something. ✨ J.D. Salinger (1951). The Catcher in the Rye

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