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Sometimes, you're the one who strikes it lucky. Sometimes, it's the other poor bastard who's left with the short straw, and you just have to shut up and get on with it.

Sometimes, you're the one who strikes it lucky. Sometimes, it's the other poor bastard who's left with the short straw, and you just have to shut up and get on with it.

Approximate author period: c. 1971 AD · modern

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M.L. Stedman
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Approximate author period: c. 1971 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for M. L. Stedman: documented birth year 1971; activity date not established. Wikidata Q19810457, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19810457 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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