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The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window. ✨ William S. Burroughs (1989). The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs, Penguin Group USA
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The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window. ✨ William S. Burroughs (1989). The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs, Penguin Group USA

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