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Peter Greenaway

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It could be said now that all animals live in zoos, whether it is a zoo in Regent's Park, London or a Nigerian Game Reserve. Perhaps what's left to argue is only the zoo's quality.
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From the introduction to the published script.

 
Peter Greenaway

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