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The nineteenth century was completely lacking in logic, it had cosmic terms and hopes, and aspirations, and discoveries, and ideals but it had no logic.
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein
Born: Feb 3, 1874
Died: Jul 27, 1946

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Nineteenth, Nineteenth Century, Logic, Hopes, Cosmic, Had, Ideals, Terms, Discoveries, Lacking, Century, Aspirations

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