I can promise you that the world is a factory. The sun stirs it, the h…

Markus Zusak
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I can promise you that the world is a factory. The sun stirs it, the humans rule it. And I remain. I carry them away.- spoken by death ✨ Markus Zusak (2014). Markus Zusak: The Book Thief & I Am the Messenger, p.535, Knopf Books for Young Readers
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I can promise you that the world is a factory. The sun stirs it, the humans rule it. And I remain. I carry them away.- spoken by death ✨ Markus Zusak (2014). Markus Zusak: The Book Thief & I Am the Messenger, p.535, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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