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Great wealth could make an enormous difference over the next decade if they sensibly support the scientific elite. Just the elite. Because… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
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The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers. — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
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