It seems very strange ... that in the course of the world's history so…

Arthur Conan Doyle
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It seems very strange ... that in the course of the world's history so obvious an improvement should never have been adopted. ... The next generation of Britishers would be the better for having had this extra hour of daylight in their childhood.
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