What follows is based on actual occurrences. Although much has been changed for rhetorical purposes, it must be regarded in its essence as fact. (Robert M. Pirsig)

What follows is based on actual occurrences. Although much has been changed for rhetorical purposes, it must be regarded in its essence as fact.

Robert M. Pirsig

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