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How many wells of science there are in whose depths there is nothing but clear water!

Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

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Jean Antoine Petit-Senn
Born: 1792
Born: April 6
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Science
Wells
Nothing
Depths
Many
Accounts
Depth
Whose
Clear
Water

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