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Of course, any simplification runs the risk of mutilating reality but it helps us establish perspectives.

Gaston Bachelard

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Gaston Bachelard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: June 27
Died: 1962
Died: October 16
G 巴什拉
G. Bachelard
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