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“Am mai hoinarit un timp, pe strazi. Il intalnisem sau nu pe Agrippa? Ma gandeam ca, oricum, tot functionase ceva. Ma gandam la jalnica logica a coincidentelor. Ma gandeam sa nu ma mai gandesc...”

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