I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wo…

Bill Bryson
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I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. ✨ FaceBook post byBill Bryson from Sep 01, 2012
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I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. ✨ FaceBook post byBill Bryson from Sep 01, 2012

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