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Nineteen eighty is almost here, thank god. the hippies are getting old, they blew their brains on acid and now they're begging on street corners all over san francisco. their hair is tangled and their bare feet are thick and gray as shoes. we're sick of them.
-Jennifer Egan
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Nineteen Eighty Is Almost Here, Thank God.

Jennifer Egan
Nineteen eighty is almost here, thank god. the hippies are getting old, they blew their brains on acid and now they're begging on street corners all over san francisco. their hair is tangled and their bare feet are thick and gray as shoes. we're sick of them.
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