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I Had Consumed A Lot Of American Culture, But I Was Not Quite Prepared For The Reality Of American Poverty.
-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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I Had Consumed A Lot Of American
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I Had Consumed A Lot Of American Culture, But I Was Not Quite Prepared For The Reality Of American Poverty.
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