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Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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Memories, Imagination, Old Sentiments, And Associations Are

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel.
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