"It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true.“


-Gertrude Stein

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It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true.

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