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Death Quote by Jack Vance

“In the end, death came uniformly to all, and all extracted as much satisfaction from their dying as this essentially graceless process could afford.” quote by Jack Vance — Download Open image

“In the end, death came uniformly to all, and all extracted as much satisfaction from their dying as this essentially graceless process could afford.”

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