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But If People Want To Swim In The Thames, If They Want To Take Their Lives Into Their Own Hands, Then They Should Be Able To Do So With All The Freedom And Exhilaration Of Our Woad-painted Ancestors.

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But If People Want To Swim In The Thames, If They Want To Take Their Lives Into Their Own Hands, Then They Should Be Able To Do So With All The Freedom And Exhilaration Of Our Woad-painted Ancestors.

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