Bland is the truest expression of an advanced civilization. It took a great deal of money to create this… — John Twelve Hawks
Bland is the truest expression of an advanced civilization. It took a great deal of money to create this pocket of cool, calm bland among the rickshaw men and the beggar children tapping on the car windows.
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