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“Are you going to tell me you thought all those bits of trash displayed on the station were real, or important?" “They’re important to us!” quote by Ann Leckie — Download Open image

““Are you going to tell me you thought all those bits of trash displayed on the station were real, or important?" “They’re important to us!””

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