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We are most probably here for local information-gathering and local-Universe problem-solving in support of the integrity of eternally regenerative Universe.

R. Buckminster Fuller

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R. Buckminster Fuller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1895
Born: July 12
Died: 1983
Died: July 1
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