"I'm sure it's not all hot buttered crumpets out there in the breathing world of asphalt and heartbeats."

Reality, Hardship, Life, Expectation

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"I'm sure it's not all hot buttered crumpets out there in the breathing world of asphalt and heartbeats."

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