some soap opera, you know, real people pretending to be fake people wi…

Chuck Palahniuk
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some soap opera, you know, real people pretending to be fake people with made-up problems being watched by real people to forget their real problems. ✨ Chuck Palahniuk (2001). Choke: A Novel, Anchor Books
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some soap opera, you know, real people pretending to be fake people with made-up problems being watched by real people to forget their real problems. ✨ Chuck Palahniuk (2001). Choke: A Novel, Anchor Books

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