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Mark Scarano

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Not even the Sun.
Not even the Earth.
Not even the unive...
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IAN HENDERSON I want to be able to kiss that crystal ball. Hold it and hug it.
SEIMONE AUGUSTUS Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't bloc...
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Stitch life down for fear it grow,

Stitch life down fo...
EDITH SITWELL He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.
RAY DALIO The magic is inside you. There ain’t no crystal ball.
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RAGHURAM RAJAN The present is the closest that you will ever get to the future.
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BILL SNYDER the closest thing to an Italian piazza.
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ZE FRANK We've had some good victories along the way.
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