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Father Quote by Kate Braverman

“You can't know a father. They're all magicians. Got two million years of strings and mirrors in their pockets.” quote by Kate Braverman — Download Open image

““You can't know a father. They're all magicians. Got two million years of strings and mirrors in their pockets.””

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