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There's A Bible On That Shelf There. But I Keep It Next To Voltaire - Poison And Antidote.
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There's A Bible On That
Bertrand Russell
There's A Bible On That Shelf There. But I Keep It Next To Voltaire - Poison And Antidote.
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