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> [To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/igor-stravinsky/to-listen-is-an-effort-and-just-to-hear-is-no-merit-a-duck-hears-also/)

[Igor Stravinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/igor-stravinsky/)

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