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Tip of the iceberg Quote by Lynn Coady

“Of course, the bulk of these monoliths remains underwater. Hence the old "tip of the iceberg" saying. To mean: This is just the beginning. You think this is something? This is nothing.” quote by Lynn Coady — Download Open image

““Of course, the bulk of these monoliths remains underwater. Hence the old "tip of the iceberg" saying. To mean: This is just the beginning. You think this is something? This is nothing.””

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Tip of the iceberg

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