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Captains Quote by Robert Bly

“One man wrote me, saying, 'You know who you are? You're nothing but a Captain Bly pissing up a drainpipe!'” quote by Robert Bly — Download Open image

“One man wrote me, saying, 'You know who you are? You're nothing but a Captain Bly pissing up a drainpipe!'”

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