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“The young open the paper to forget about life by reading the funny strips. The old do it to forget about death by reading other people's obits. My advice: don't open the paper and go on with your life.”

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Book:The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza
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Book:Celestial Banquet
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