The waitress brought me another drink. She wanted to light my hurrican…

Kurt Vonnegut
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The waitress brought me another drink. She wanted to light my hurricane lamp again. I wouldn't let her. Can you see anything in the dark, with your sunglasses on? she asked me. The big show is inside my head, I said. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1973). Breakfast of champions: or, Goodbye blue Monday!, Dell
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The waitress brought me another drink. She wanted to light my hurricane lamp again. I wouldn't let her. Can you see anything in the dark, with your sunglasses on? she asked me. The big show is inside my head, I said. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1973). Breakfast of champions: or, Goodbye blue Monday!, Dell

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