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Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering – Winnie the Pooh
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed – Albert Einstein
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