Beverly Jones - Romance, like the rabbit at the dog track, is the elusive, fake, and never attained ...

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Romance, like the rabbit at the dog track, is the elusive, fake, and never attained reward which, for the benefit and amusement of our masters, keeps us running and thinking in safe circles.

Beverly Jones

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Die Romantik ist wie das Kaninchen auf der Hundespur die schwer fassbare, unechte und nie erreichte Belohnung, die zum Wohl und Vergnügen unserer Herren uns in sicheren Kreisen zum Laufen und Nachdenken bringt.

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