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(The outlook) is fantastic. After this, we know that placing at states is a goal that's within reach.


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ERIC HOFFER We find it hard to apply the knowledge of ourselves to our judgment of others. The fact that we are ...
ERIC HOFFER SIN: Self-Inflicted Nonsense
ERIC BUTTERWORTH