Words are the clothes thoughts wear. — Samuel Beckett
Words are the clothes thoughts wear. — Samuel Beckett
Words are the clothes thoughts wear. — Samuel Beckett
Words are the clothes thoughts wear. — Samuel Beckett
Words are the clothes thoughts wear. — Samuel Beckett
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Words are the clothes thoughts wear.

— Samuel Beckett
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