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We're killers, all of us: we kill our lives, our past selves, the things that mattered. we bury them under slogans and excuses.
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We're Killers, All Of Us: We Kill

Lauren Oliver
We're killers, all of us: we kill our lives, our past selves, the things that mattered. we bury them under slogans and excuses.
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