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Ignorance was just as dynamic as knowledge, and it grew in the same proportion.

Abraham Verghese

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Abraham Verghese
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 1
Physician
University Teacher
Writer
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Proportion
Ignorance
Grew
Knowledge
Dynamic

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