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“We can live in a house with a roof and a kitchen, surrounded by neighborhood. We'll both get jobs. We'll never talk about them. We'll watch TV together, things like that.” quote by Alexandra Kleeman — Download Open image

““We can live in a house with a roof and a kitchen, surrounded by neighborhood. We'll both get jobs. We'll never talk about them. We'll watch TV together, things like that.””

Alexandra Kleeman

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