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Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.
Saint Augustine
Abroad
Circular
Compass
Courses
Go
Heights
Huge
Long
Men
Motions
Mountains
Ocean
Pass
Rivers
Sea
Stars
Themselves
Vast
Waves
Without
Wonder
Wondering
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