Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wr…

Terry Pratchett
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Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wrong. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Maskerade: (Discworld Novel 18), p.81, Random House
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Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wrong. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Maskerade: (Discworld Novel 18), p.81, Random House

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