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Storytelling Quote by Wu Ming-Yi

“Each piece of trash that floated here seems to have brought a story with it across the sea, because anything that's been thrown away has its own tale.” quote by Wu Ming-Yi — Download Open image

““Each piece of trash that floated here seems to have brought a story with it across the sea, because anything that's been thrown away has its own tale.””

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