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Albert Camus, The Stranger Quotes: As I usually do when I want to get rid of someone whose conversation bores me, I pretended to agree.
         

As I usually do when I want to get rid of someone whose conversation bores me, I pretended to agree.


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As I usually do when I want to get rid of someone whose conversation bores me, I pretended to agree.
         



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