Quote by Nicholas Goodison

The inventor of the Xerox machine will, I am sure, find a special place reserved for him on one of the inner circles of Dante's Inferno.

The inventor of the Xerox machine will, I am sure, find a sp

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This quote sarcastically suggests that the inventor of the Xerox machine will face severe punishment in hell for his creation. It implies that the Xerox machine is such a frustrating or negative invention that it warrants a place in one of the inner circles of Dante's Inferno, which is a literary depiction of hell.

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