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Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless Quotes: The ghosts will eat everything because the bellies of ghosts want the whole world, just to fill one tiny corner.
         

The ghosts will eat everything because the bellies of ghosts want the whole world, just to fill one tiny corner.


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