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The wave is not the water. The water merely told us about the wave moving by.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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R. Buckminster Fuller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1895
Born: July 12
Died: 1983
Died: July 1
Architect
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Visual Artist
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Milton
Massachusetts
Bucky Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller
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