"I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest."

Donella Meadows, American Environmentalist

Time, Interest, Jury, Trying

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"I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest."

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