“We have dealt with all these idealists in the past, I’m sure we’ll find a way to deal with them today… Rid our world of all these fanatics one by one, won’t let not prophet lover ruin my fun. We’ll string ‘em up and shoot ‘em down.”

—  Dawud Wharnsby

"Wood and Nails"
Blue Walls and The Big Sky (1995)

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