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Mark Twain
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How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it. ✨ Mark Twain, Howard G. Baetzhold, Joseph B. Mccullough (1996). The Bible According to Mark Twain, p.24, Simon and Schuster
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How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it. ✨ Mark Twain, Howard G. Baetzhold, Joseph B. Mccullough (1996). The Bible According to Mark Twain, p.24, Simon and Schuster

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