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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave Dying's a fearful popular activity these days so we often double 'em up. - Quote by John Marsden

Dying’s a fearful popular activity these days so we often double ’em up.

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We'll never feel safe again, and so it's bye-bye innocence. It's been nice knowing you, but you're gone now.
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