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You Will Always Be The Bread And The Knife, Not To Mention The Crystal Goblet And—somehow—the Wine.
-Billy Collins
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You Will Always Be The Bread And The Knife, Not To Mention The Crystal Goblet And—somehow—the Wine.
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