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"I took a good look at my life. What did I see? A bloody circus monkey! Selling most of his time on earth to another man. Out of every twenty-four hours I could only properly call mine the six when I was sleeping. What the hell is the use of that?"

— Athol Fugard Sizwe Banzi Is Dead (1972)

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Styles recounts his former life as an automobile parts factory worker. He notes that he was oppressed and had to work constantly.

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