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They didn't know why these things were funny. sometimes you laugh because you've got no more room for crying. sometimes you laugh because table manners on a beach are funny. and sometimes you laugh because you're alive, when you really shouldn't be.
-Terry Pratchett
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They Didn't Know Why These Things Were

Terry Pratchett
They didn't know why these things were funny. sometimes you laugh because you've got no more room for crying. sometimes you laugh because table manners on a beach are funny. and sometimes you laugh because you're alive, when you really shouldn't be.
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