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Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation.

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Norman Ralph Augustine
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: July 27
Author
Businessperson
Denver
Colorado
Norman R. Augustine
Norman Augustine
Simply
Inspirational
Sagacious
Eschew
Obfuscation
Stated

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