He felt like an old sponge steeped in paraffin and left in the sun to …

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He felt like an old sponge steeped in paraffin and left in the sun to dry. ✨ Douglas Adams (2013). Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, p.245, Simon and Schuster
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