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What Evil Does First In The World, Maybe, Is Distract Us From Our Pursuit Of Goodness.
-George Saunders
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What Evil Does First In
George Saunders
What Evil Does First In The World, Maybe, Is Distract Us From Our Pursuit Of Goodness.
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