Where the human need for order meetsthe human tendency to mayhem, where civilization runs smack against its discontents, — Ian McEwan
Where the human need for order meetsthe human tendency to mayhem, where civilization runs smack against its discontents, — Ian McEwan
Where the human need for order meetsthe human tendency to mayhem, where civilization runs smack against its discontents, — Ian McEwan
Where the human need for order meetsthe human tendency to mayhem, where civilization runs smack against its discontents, — Ian McEwan
Where the human need for order meetsthe human tendency to mayhem, where civilization runs smack against its discontents, — Ian McEwan
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Where the human need for order meetsthe human tendency to mayhem, where civilization runs smack against its discontents, you find friction, and a great deal of general wear and tear.

— Ian McEwan
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