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The ever-rising cost of living: Someday soon, the corporate technicians will be locking meters on our noses and charging us a royalty on the air we breathe.

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
Author
Environmentalist
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Writer
Edward Paul Abbey
Corporate
Locking
Rising
Meters
Breathe
Technicians
Air
Charging
Soon
Meter
Cost
Royalty
Living
Noses
Ever
Someday

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