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“A certain traveler who knew many continents was asked what he found most remarkable of all. He replied: the ubiquity of sparrows.” quote by Adam Zagajewski — Download Open image

“A certain traveler who knew many continents was asked what he found most remarkable of all. He replied: the ubiquity of sparrows.”

Adam Zagajewski

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