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Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.
Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.
Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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- Neil Gaiman
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- Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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