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Terry Pratchett Quotes: Nature abhors a lot of things, including vacuums, ships called the Marie Celeste, and the chuck keys for electric drills.
         

Nature abhors a lot of things, including vacuums, ships called the Marie Celeste, and the chuck keys for electric drills.


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