"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

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Beh, mettiamola così: qui è come essere alla guida di un carrello con la ruota destra un po’ incriccata che tira verso destra. Solo che il carrello è alto quattordici piani, e a destra il banco dei surgelati è imbottito di esplosivo.
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