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Chewing Quote by Mary Roach

“Fletcherizing is gross. I tried it once. I tried to…” quote by Mary Roach — Download Open image

“Fletcherizing is gross. I tried it once. I tried to go until it's all liquid, and it just creeps you out to be focusing so much on your chewing.”

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