Carolina QuotesThe winter passed as slowly and peacefully as a boa constrictor digesting a valium addict.
Tom Robbins Carolinian
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- Skinny Legs and All (1990)
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- 1990
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“The winter passed as slowly and peacefully as a boa constric…” Tom Robbins. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-901147DC78. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/901147dc78
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