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Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.
Gertrude Stein
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Gertrude Stein
Age: 72 †
Born: 1874
Born: February 3
Died: 1946
Died: July 27
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You look ridiculous if you dance You look ridiculous if you don't dance So you might as well dance.
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