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Had I not been told to look, I would have quite, ignorant of what was really there, because I had 'made plans' and was wearing visual and emotional blinders that limited my perceptions and my vision.

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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
Vision
Wearing
Quite
Ignorant
Look
Photographer
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Perception
Blinders
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Really
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Visuals
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Emotional
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