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“There's no such thing as a free lunch, unless you have a coupon for a free lunch...or someone gives you a lunch...never mind.” quote by John Adams — Download Open image

“There's no such thing as a free lunch, unless you have a coupon for a free lunch...or someone gives you a lunch...never mind.”

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Nature is not a free lunch, but we treat it as a free lunch.

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