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Nelson Mandela Quotes: The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.
         

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.


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