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Jonathan Nolan Quotes: We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt.
         

We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt.


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