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“The most powerful urge known to Man is the urge to be free of manual labour. Any means that accomplishes that end is fine. Some people erroneously imagine that they have a birthright to non-manual work.”
Elfriede Jelinek

Elfriede Jelinek

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''[[w:wonderful, wonderful times|wonderful, wonderful times]]'' (1990)
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