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“My problems are like waves - just as one disappears with a snarl and a hiss there’s another shaping up to knock me down.” quote by Fiona Wood — Download Open image

““My problems are like waves - just as one disappears with a snarl and a hiss there’s another shaping up to knock me down.””

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