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Genius detects through the fly, through the caterpillar, through the grub, through the egg, the constant individual; through countless individuals the fixed species; through many species the genus; through all genera the steadfast type; through all the kingdoms of organized life the eternal unity. nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Genius Detects Through The Fly, Through The

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Genius detects through the fly, through the caterpillar, through the grub, through the egg, the constant individual; through countless individuals the fixed species; through many species the genus; through all genera the steadfast type; through all the kingdoms of organized life the eternal unity. nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
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