There have been better attempts at marching, and they have been made b…

Terry Pratchett
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There have been better attempts at marching, and they have been made by penguins. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Monstrous Regiment: (Discworld Novel 31), p.63, Random House
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There have been better attempts at marching, and they have been made by penguins. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Monstrous Regiment: (Discworld Novel 31), p.63, Random House

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