the late twentieth century will go down in history, i'm sure, as an er…

Kurt Vonnegut
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the late twentieth century will go down in history, i'm sure, as an era of pharmaceutical buffoonery. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1982). Deadeye Dick, Delacorte Press
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