The crowd, having been promised nothing, felt cheated, having received…

Kurt Vonnegut
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The crowd, having been promised nothing, felt cheated, having received nothing. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2007). The Sirens of Titan, p.38, Dial Press
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The crowd, having been promised nothing, felt cheated, having received nothing. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2007). The Sirens of Titan, p.38, Dial Press

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