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" For millennia, human beings have been finding new ways to look at the world through each others' eyes: from projecting ourselves onto the characters in novels or movies to dressing up in costume to devouring the details of some celebrity's life in 'Hello' or 'OK.' "

Naomi Alderman

Eyes

Details

Life

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Been

Teachers

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Games

Think

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Perfect

Always