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Many Years Ago I Was Fishing, And As I Was Reeling In The Poor Fish, I Realised, 'i Am Killing Him - All For The Passing Pleasure It Brings Me'. Something Inside Me Clicked. I Realised As I Watched Him Fight For Breath That His Life Was As Important To Him As Mine Is To Me.

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Paul McCartney

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Many Years Ago I Was Fishing, And As I Was Reeling In The Poor Fish, I Realised, 'i Am Killing Him - All For The Passing Pleasure It Brings Me'. Something Inside Me Clicked. I Realised As I Watched Him Fight For Breath That His Life Was As Important To Him As Mine Is To Me.

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