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They Did More Than Take Our Youth Away. They Also Took Away The Men We Were Going To Be.
-Martin Amis
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They Did More Than Take Our Youth
Martin Amis
They Did More Than Take Our Youth Away. They Also Took Away The Men We Were Going To Be.
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