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January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 Tetman CallisTetman Callis 0 Comments 8:11 am
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“Do I love my finger? I don’t love it, but just try to cut it off!” – Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace (trans. Louise and Aylmer Maude)

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