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― Milk Fed
― Milk Fed
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― Milk Fed
― Milk Fed
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― Milk Fed
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― Milk Fed
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It was a phrase you'd associate with a person who didn't need anything from anyone; a closed system. An automaton. I wanted to be that person. I wanted to be that automaton.”
― Milk Fed
It was a phrase you'd associate with a person who didn't need anything from anyone; a closed system. An automaton. I wanted to be that person. I wanted to be that automaton.”
― Milk Fed
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