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Hate looks just like everybody else until it smiles. Until it spins around and lies with lips and teeth carved into the semblance of something too passive to punch.
Hate looks just like everybody else until it smiles. Until it spins around and lies with lips and teeth carved into the semblance of something too passive to punch.
Approximate author period: c. 1988 AD · modern
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- Tahereh Mafi
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- Approximate author period: c. 1988 AD · modern
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