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The idea of the nest in the bird's mind, where does it come from?

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Nest
Nests
Bird
Idea
Doe
Ideas
Come
Mind

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