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Quote by Shirley Abbott
We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwe

We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies. – Shirley Abbott

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