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“Écris, que nul ne ce retienne, que rien ne t’arrête : ni homme, ni imbécile machine capitaliste où les maisons d’édition sont les rusés et obséquieux relais des impératifs d’une économie qui fonctionne contre nous et sur notre dos ; ni toi-même.”

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Book:Le rire de la Méduse: Regards critiques
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