A Symphony Must Be Like The World. It Must Contain Everything. -- Gustav Mahle

A Symphony Must Be Like The World. It Must Contain Everything. -- Gustav Mahle

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A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.
-- Gustav Mahler

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