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I can't say, over the miles, that i had learned what i had wanted to know because i hadn't known what i wanted to know. but i did learn what i didn't know i wanted to know.
-William Least Heat-Moon
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I Can't Say, Over The Miles, That

William Least Heat-Moon
I can't say, over the miles, that i had learned what i had wanted to know because i hadn't known what i wanted to know. but i did learn what i didn't know i wanted to know.
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