There is something reassuring about the toilets. Bodily functions at l…

Margaret Atwood
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There is something reassuring about the toilets. Bodily functions at least remain democratic. Everybody shits. ✨ The Handmaid's Tale. Book by Margaret Atwood, 1985.
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