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“There are many fake memes floating about the internet, one of them misquotes me saying - 'spare the toilet, spoil the floor.' I turn junk into jewel, I reclaim the fakes as fuel. Spare the toilet, spoil the floor. Spare the fascist, spoil the world.”

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Book:Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
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Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

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