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Birth Quote by Horace

“Nos numeros sumus et fruges consumere nati. We are but ciphers, born to consume earth's fruits.” quote by Horace — Download Open image

“Nos numeros sumus et fruges consumere nati. We are but ciphers, born to consume earth's fruits.”

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