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“Whenever I read statistical reports, I try to imagine my…” quote by Kató Lomb — Download Open image

“Whenever I read statistical reports, I try to imagine my unfortunate contemporary, the Average Person, who, according to these reports, has 0.66 children, 0.032 cars, and 0.046 TVs.”

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