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> [“We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future. We shall take part in it as handfuls of dust and splinters of bone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/we-are-the-dead-our-only-true-life-is-in-the-future-we-shall-take/)

[George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/)

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