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We may not be a great power anymore, we may be into you for sixty-five trillion yuan-pegged, but we're not afraid to use our troops if our spades act up, so watch out, or we'll go fucking nuclear on your yellow asses if you try to cash in your chips.
We may not be a great power anymore, we may be into you for sixty-five trillion yuan-pegged, but we're not afraid to use our troops if our spades act up, so watch out, or we'll go fucking nuclear on your yellow asses if you try to cash in your chips.
Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
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- Gary Shteyngart
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- Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Gary Shteyngart: documented birth year 1972; activity date not established. Wikidata Q1334139, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1334139 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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