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I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until i get far enough away from the beginning so that i can call it the end, and it ends.
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I Talk In Subjects And Verbs, And

Garrison Keillor
I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until i get far enough away from the beginning so that i can call it the end, and it ends.
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