Like a cartoon world, where the figures are flat and outlined in black…

Ken Kesey
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Like a cartoon world, where the figures are flat and outlined in black, jerking through some kind of goofy story that might be real funny if it weren't for the cartoon figures being real guys. ✨ Ken Kesey (2016). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, p.16, Hamilton Books
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Like a cartoon world, where the figures are flat and outlined in black, jerking through some kind of goofy story that might be real funny if it weren't for the cartoon figures being real guys. ✨ Ken Kesey (2016). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, p.16, Hamilton Books

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