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"What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor! Anything in excess is most exhilarating."

Jean Anouilh, French Playwright

Excess, Fun, Poor

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"What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor! Anything in excess is most exhilarating."

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"What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor! Anything in excess is most exhilarating."

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