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A Man Who Strains Himself On The Stage Is Bound, If He Is Any Good, To Strain All The People Sitting In The Stalls.
-Bertolt Brecht
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A Man Who Strains Himself
Bertolt Brecht
A Man Who Strains Himself On The Stage Is Bound, If He Is Any Good, To Strain All The People Sitting In The Stalls.
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