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“Displaying a bland, even an eerie, disregard for what appeared to be the facts of the situation, he fell back on an old habit of looking ahead to the next defeat.” quote by Loudon Wainwright III — Download Open image

“Displaying a bland, even an eerie, disregard for what appeared to be the facts of the situation, he fell back on an old habit of looking ahead to the next defeat.”

Loudon Wainwright III

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Bland Defeat Disregard Eerie Facts Failure Habit Looking ahead Next Old habits Situation

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