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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave I don't think there's anything man wasn't meant to know. There are just some stupid things that people shouldn't do. - Quote by David Cronenberg

I don’t think there’s anything man wasn’t meant to know. There are just some stupid things that people shouldn’t do.

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