Truly, he thought, the way of enlightenment is like unto half a mile o…

Terry Pratchett
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Truly, he thought, the way of enlightenment is like unto half a mile of broken glass. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Mort: (Discworld Novel 4), p.233, Random House
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Truly, he thought, the way of enlightenment is like unto half a mile of broken glass. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Mort: (Discworld Novel 4), p.233, Random House

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