If you can't get to be oncommon through going straight, you'll never g…

Charles Dickens
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If you can't get to be oncommon through going straight, you'll never get to do it through going crooked. So don't tell no more on 'em, Pip, and live well and die happy. ✨ Tale of Two Cities.
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If you can't get to be oncommon through going straight, you'll never get to do it through going crooked. So don't tell no more on 'em, Pip, and live well and die happy. ✨ Tale of Two Cities.

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