Whoever dies with the most stuff wins.

Sourced, number9dream (2001)

Part 5

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Ghostwritten ’s secret agenda is to offer up eight different answers to the question, “Why do things happen?” so it has the right to monkey about with time and history. number9dreams ’s secret agenda is to offer eight different answers to the question, “In what space does the mind operate?” - View Quote Details on Ghostwritten ’s secret agenda is to offer up eight different…
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Books don’t offer real escape but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw. - View Quote Details on Books don’t offer real escape but they can stop a…