For the children with their greedy little mouths represent the future,…

Margaret Atwood
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For the children with their greedy little mouths represent the future, which like time itself will devour all now alive. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2007). The Blind Assassin: A Novel, p.129, Anchor
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For the children with their greedy little mouths represent the future, which like time itself will devour all now alive. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2007). The Blind Assassin: A Novel, p.129, Anchor

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