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Secret life

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Random quote of the day:

â€œFor me an object is something living. This cigarette or this box of matches contains a secret life much more intense than that of certain human beings.â€

â€”attributed to Joan MirÃ³

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried andÂ Roy,Â Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however,Â sometimesÂ reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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