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“Don't try it," he said. The mutant was reading my mind. "You, boy, you're a literary trainspotter...” quote by Will Self — Download Open image

““Don't try it," he said. The mutant was reading my mind. "You, boy, you're a literary trainspotter...””

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As a writer, I'm not convinced that we are the best equipped to understand how we go about the business of literary production.

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