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It doesn't seem to me that anyone has discovered much that's new since the iliad or the odyssey.
-Raymond Queneau
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It Doesn't Seem To Me That Anyone

Raymond Queneau
It doesn't seem to me that anyone has discovered much that's new since the iliad or the odyssey.
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