Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few…

Margaret Atwood
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Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations. ✨ Margaret Atwood (1986). The Handmaid's Tale, p.271, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations. ✨ Margaret Atwood (1986). The Handmaid's Tale, p.271, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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