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" I now make my living by being impolite. I am clumsy at it. "

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" Everyone now knows how to find the meaning of life within himself. But mankind wasn't always so lucky. Less than a century ago, men and women did not have easy access to the puzzle boxes within them. "

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" I let the dog out, or I let him in, and we talk some. I let him know I like him, and he lets me know he likes me. "

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