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Raymond Carver, Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories Quotes: We knew our days were numbered. We had fouled up our lives and we were getting ready for a shake-up.
         

We knew our days were numbered. We had fouled up our lives and we were getting ready for a shake-up.


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