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Cities Quote by Yoko Ono

“If people want to make war they should make a color war, and paint each others’ cities up in the night in pinks and greens.” quote by Yoko Ono — Download Open image

“If people want to make war they should make a color war, and paint each others’ cities up in the night in pinks and greens.”

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