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Don't think that even an engineer, when he buys a motor, takes it to bits to scrutinize it. Even he as a specialist buys from the external appearance. A motor ought to look like a birthday present.
Peter Behrens
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Peter Behrens
Age: 71 †
Born: 1868
Born: April 14
Died: 1940
Died: February 27
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Freie und Hansestadt
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