Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn'…

Terry Pratchett
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Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn't try to understand things. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Sourcery: (Discworld Novel 5), p.67, Random House
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Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn't try to understand things. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Sourcery: (Discworld Novel 5), p.67, Random House

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