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It Is Impossible To Imagine Goethe Or Beethoven Being Good At Billiards Or Golf.
-H. L. Mencken
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It Is Impossible To Imagine Goethe Or
H. L. Mencken
It Is Impossible To Imagine Goethe Or Beethoven Being Good At Billiards Or Golf.
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