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It's so quiet this high up, the feeling you get is that you're one of those space monkeys. you do the little job you're trained to do. pull a lever. push a button. you don't understand any of it, and then you just die.
-Chuck Palahniuk
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It's So Quiet This High Up, The

Chuck Palahniuk
It's so quiet this high up, the feeling you get is that you're one of those space monkeys. you do the little job you're trained to do. pull a lever. push a button. you don't understand any of it, and then you just die.
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