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The Seismograph Is A Scientific Device That Enables Scientists To Distinguish Between Actual Earthquakes And Ordinary Cocktail Parties.
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The seismograph is a scientific device that enables scientists to
distinguish between actual earthquakes and ordinary cocktail parties.
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Volcanos have a grandeur that is grim And earthquakes only terrify the dolts, And to him who's scientific There is nothing that's terrific In the pattern of a flight of thunderbolts!
-- William S. Gilbert (1836-1911), "The Mikado...
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