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“You can't change your life. This mode in literature goes against the more middle-brown mode, which is about shaping your destiny, changing it. You can't change it, you just become passive in front of it. Even if we live in a godless universe, there are paths set, there are trajectories, like bumper cars just pulling those trajectories, colliding.”

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Tommy McCarthy

Tommy McCarthy, an enigmatic figure active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose specific profession and category remain unknown. His life was shrouded in mystery, and his biography has not been thoroughly documented. His achievements and contributions are also not well-documented, and his impact and evaluation are difficult to ascertain due to limited information. more

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