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“You ask me what life is. That's like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there's nothing more to know.” quote by Anton Chekhov — Download Open image

“You ask me what life is. That's like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there's nothing more to know.”

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