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"Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none."

Doug Larson, American Cartoonist

Paradise, Luxury

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"Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none."

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