Oh, God — the lives people try to lead. Oh, God

Kurt Vonnegut
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Oh, God — the lives people try to lead. Oh, God — what a world they try to lead them in. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Mother Night: A Novel, p.142, Dial Press
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Oh, God — the lives people try to lead. Oh, God — what a world they try to lead them in. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Mother Night: A Novel, p.142, Dial Press

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