How would I myself live in this proposed society? How long would it be…

William Golding
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How would I myself live in this proposed society? How long would it be before I went stark staring mad? ✨ William Golding (2013). Moving Target, p.197, Faber & Faber
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How would I myself live in this proposed society? How long would it be before I went stark staring mad? ✨ William Golding (2013). Moving Target, p.197, Faber & Faber

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