...mastery of the art and spirit of the Germanic language enables a ma…

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...mastery of the art and spirit of the Germanic language enables a man to travel all day in one sentence without changing cars. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.149, Courier Corporation
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...mastery of the art and spirit of the Germanic language enables a man to travel all day in one sentence without changing cars. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.149, Courier Corporation

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