It was nice to hear the voices of little children at play, provided yo…

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It was nice to hear the voices of little children at play, provided you took care to be far enough away not to hear what they were actually saying. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Hogfather: (Discworld Novel 20), p.37, Random House
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It was nice to hear the voices of little children at play, provided you took care to be far enough away not to hear what they were actually saying. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Hogfather: (Discworld Novel 20), p.37, Random House

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