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“What is left over if I subtract the fact that my arms goes up from the fact that I raise my arm?” quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein — Download Open image

“What is left over if I subtract the fact that my arms goes up from the fact that I raise my arm?”

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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