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28 Jul, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Well, Life isn’t always what one likes, is it?
No, it isn’t.

ROMAN HOLIDAY
— Dir. Willam Wyer, 1953.
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/657947463…
Well, Life isn’t always what one likes, is it?
No, it isn’t.

ROMAN HOLIDAY
— Dir. Willam Wyer, 1953.
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/657947463…
Well, Life isn’t always what one likes, is it?
No, it isn’t.

ROMAN HOLIDAY
— Dir. Willam Wyer, 1953.
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/657947463…
Well, Life isn’t always what one likes, is it?
No, it isn’t.

ROMAN HOLIDAY
— Dir. Willam Wyer, 1953.
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/657947463…
Well, Life isn’t always what one likes, is it?
No, it isn’t.

ROMAN HOLIDAY
— Dir. Willam Wyer, 1953.
mckitterick.tumblr.com/post/657947463…

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