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Hurt U Quote by Greg Iles

“We're all terrified by rattlesnakes, but the spider we brush off our sleeve with hardly a thought is far more likely to hurt us.” quote by Greg Iles — Download Open image

““We're all terrified by rattlesnakes, but the spider we brush off our sleeve with hardly a thought is far more likely to hurt us.””

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