The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a c…

Benjamin Franklin
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The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation. The universe is too full of stars.
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The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation. The universe is too full of stars.

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