Much of the conversation in the country consisted of lines from televi…

Kurt Vonnegut
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Much of the conversation in the country consisted of lines from television shows, both past and present. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1999). Breakfast of Champions: Or, Goodbye Blue Monday!, CNIB, 197
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Much of the conversation in the country consisted of lines from television shows, both past and present. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1999). Breakfast of Champions: Or, Goodbye Blue Monday!, CNIB, 197

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