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“Gestures and facial expressions do indeed communicate, as anyone can…” quote by Peter Farb — Download Open image

“Gestures and facial expressions do indeed communicate, as anyone can prove by turning off the sound on a television set and asking watchers to characterize the speakers from the picture alone.”

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