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At the age of eleven, i began euclid, with my brother as my tutor. this was one of the great events of my life, as dazzling as first love. i had not imagined there was anything so delicious in the world. from that moment until i was thirty-eight, mathematics was my chief interest and my chief source of happiness.
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At The Age Of Eleven, I Began

Bertrand Russell
At the age of eleven, i began euclid, with my brother as my tutor. this was one of the great events of my life, as dazzling as first love. i had not imagined there was anything so delicious in the world. from that moment until i was thirty-eight, mathematics was my chief interest and my chief source of happiness.
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