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There Is Only One Way Left To Escape The Alienation Of Present Day Society: To Retreat Ahead Of It.
-Roland Barthes
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There Is Only One Way Left To
Roland Barthes
There Is Only One Way Left To Escape The Alienation Of Present Day Society: To Retreat Ahead Of It.
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