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Corpses Quote by Tom Waits

“Photos are profound because they have such short lives. They are more like fingerprints, dead leaves, rain puddles, or the corpses of flies.” quote by Tom Waits — Download Open image

“Photos are profound because they have such short lives. They are more like fingerprints, dead leaves, rain puddles, or the corpses of flies.”

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