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If you could ask one question about life, what would the answer be? . . . No
Life is awful; grimace and bear it
December
1
1974
Eugène Ionesco
If you could ask one question about life, what would the answer be? . . . No
Eugène Ionesco
December
1
1974
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If you could ask one question about life, what would the answer be? . . . No
Life is awful; grimace and bear it
December
1
1974
Eugène Ionesco
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