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" Only the tone-deaf doubt the power of music, though some feel it more strongly than others. "

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" Whether they know it or not, most American playgoers owe an incalculably great debt to translators. Were it not for their work, comparatively few of us would be able to enjoy the plays of Chekhov, Ibsen or Moliere. "

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