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Airplane Quote by Jack Vance

“I thought that automobiles were going to have mufflers and go fast and airplanes were going to fly fast.” quote by Jack Vance — Download Open image

“I thought that automobiles were going to have mufflers and go fast and airplanes were going to fly fast.”

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