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Zadie Smith, White Teeth Quotes: Cos if it's encyclopedias we've got enough, like, information... and if it's God, you've got the wrong house.
         

Cos if it's encyclopedias we've got enough, like, information... and if it's God, you've got the wrong house.


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Cos if it's encyclopedias we've got enough, like, information... and if it's God, you've got the wrong house.
         



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