We're not in a fairytale story. This is not a movie. Scriptwriters don't write our fates. We do.
People were animals, and animals were nothing but teeth. You bit first, and you bit often, That was the only way to survive.
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People were animals, and animals were nothing but teeth. You bit first, and you bit often, That was the only way to survive.
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