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“The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time... and you can't see it if you refuse to face the possibility.” quote by William S. Burroughs — Download Open image

“The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time... and you can't see it if you refuse to face the possibility.”

William S. Burroughs

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