We battled in secret, undeclared, and after a while I no longer fought back because I never won. The only defense was flight, invisibility. (Margaret Atwood)

We battled in secret, undeclared, and after a while I no longer fought back because I never won. The only defense was flight, invisibility.

Margaret Atwood

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