When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my
father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded how much
he had learned in the last seven years.
-- Mark Twain
father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded how much
he had learned in the last seven years.
-- Mark Twain
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BUMPER...
