If you think of H. G. Wells merely as a writer of science fiction then you’ve been missing out. quite nice! Wells portrays their struggles well, with the reader able to understand and compare their own experiences to those of Mr and Mrs Lewisham. Polly” as it tells the story of a frustrated young man whose ambitious dreams for the future vanish after he falls in love, gets married and then finds himself held back by the responsibilities he has assumed. A bit slow, but great imagery of old England. Wells fans will realize that the ending of the book did not mirror his actual … I would have rated this about 3, maybe 3.5* but give it 4 for giving me food for thought because of its social context: I’ve never really given much thought of how tricky it was at one time to be in love or have a romantic relationship. Wells drew on his own experience as a young teacher to provide the background and, one suspects, the emotional drama. OK, close 0. When Ethel returns to London they promise to keep in touch but as time passes their letters go astray. His youthful dreams of fame and glory slowly fade, replaced by the possibility of redemption through love. The underlying social commentary varies in subtlety but pervades at some level throughout, as is typical of Wells's works. Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent. Love and Mr. Lewisham “If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it.” H.G. quite nice! by H.G. SUBSCRIBE HERE https://goo.gl/uOq9vg TO OUR CHANNEL. research, and stagnant days and desert journeys beyond describing.’ It was begun in 1896 in a mood of immense seriousness but not completed until January 1899, when he was living at Beach Cottage, Sandgate. “Love and Mr. Lewisham” is a comic gem and, in many ways, similar to “Mr. Ann Veronica. A few years later, we are re-introduced to Mr Lewisham, now a student at the Normal School of Science in London. A fine, fine example of all that is best in Wells' novels. "To judge by the room, Mr. Lewisham thought little of Love but much of Greatness. One of H.G. 4.00 - Dfordoom - Apr 06, 2008 . Welcome back. Love in the Streets: 126 XVI. See my article on the book here: Written in 1900, an interesting glimpse into society at that time. There is a fascinating interlude in the middle in which Lewisham's father-in-law, an incorrigible con-man preying on the spiritualism community, discourses and builds a surprisingly convincing case for lying and cheating as the only proper and sensible conduct for intelligent people in this world. Wells earned a government scholarship in 1884, Herbert George Wells was born to a working class family in Kent, England. I’ve never read any HG Wells as I’m not a sci-fi fan, but this one is actually a love story/coming of age story and not sci-fi at all. When Ethel returns to London they promise to keep in touch but as time passes their letters go astray. Not least because you don't expect a somewhat clumsy romance novel from the pen of H.G. Especially with young love. This is an uncluttered short and simple love story writen by a great author. Modern day relationships that are found to be unfulfilling or no longer pleasant are more easily discarded. Over the head of the bed, for example, where good folks hang texts, these truths asserted themselves, written in a clear, bold, youthfully florid hand:—"Knowledge is Power," and " What man has done man can do,"—man in the second instance referring to Mr. Lewisham. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. Love and Mr. Lewisham. One of H. G. Wells' first ventures outside of the science fiction realm, the novel Love and Mr. Lewisham was published in the year 1900. London, New York: Harpers, 1900. Kipps. I came across this book by H.G.Wells after having read his later work. My second was a realisation that things must have worked really, really differently back then. i thought the story quite lovely while i was in the thick of it, but it resolved with as much gentle finesse as tom cruise slamming his car into that wall in vanilla sky. Mr. Lewisham is in love but at every turn life and Edwardian society seems to thwart their attempts to spend time together. They walked up and down side by side, speaking for a little while about indifferent topics, and then they came upon a pause...". Wells earned a government scholarship in 1884, to study biology under, “Only people who are well off can be - complex.”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells_bibliography, Love and Mr Lewisham | H G Wells | 3 stars, Michiko Kakutani's Gift Guide Book Recommendations. What should be so simple - boy meets girl, boy likes, girl, boy pursues girl - is not. Wells drew on his own experience as a young teacher to provide the background and, one suspects, the emotional drama. Love and Mr. Lewisham is the story of a young man who seeks to better himself and achieve glory through educational achievements. There's something very sad about all they do for young love: the simple yearnings of the perpetually lonely and misunderstood human heart. and, The Invisible Man. The History of Mr. Polly. Downloads: 2,369. research, and stagnant days and desert journeys beyond describing.’ It was begun in 1896 in a mood of immense seriousness but not completed until January 1899, when he was living at Beach Cottage, Sandgate. Nice and pacey for a Victorian novel, with some good perspectives on best laid plans, and our hopes and dreams as adolescents versus the later reality, which actually hit you as spot on even today! Genre/Form: Fiction: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Wells, H.G. Wells. Download. Share This. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by Project Gutenberg. Luckily, this is not 1899 anymore, so. A short summary of this paper. He has to school, and she has to work, and circumstances tied to bullshit civility keep them from just being able to enjoy the simple activities of courting. A few years later, we are re-introduced to Mr Lewisham, now a student at the Normal School of Science in London. Mr. Lewisham had a plan for his career, his entire future was perfectly laid out until a young girl with pretty hair and an inviting smile made him forget all of his dreams. Die Zeitmaschine. The story accurately if not sadly portrays how stupid people get when they are in love, how impractical they become and inevitably how trapped they end up from the choices they make. by H. Georges Wells. Until one day Lewisham impulsivly follows the advice of a friend. Then while reading in the park before class: "The day was breezy, and there was a perpetual rustling, a going and coming of the budding trees. Over the head of the bed, for example, where good folks hang texts, these truths asserted themselves, written in a clear, bold, youthfully florid hand:–“Knowledge is Power,” and “What man has done man can do,”–man in the second instance referring to Mr. Lewisham. The way it’s written, it’s like Lewisham has committed a cr. Downloads: 2,369. The Career is Suspended: 171 XXI. Download PDF: Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following location(s): http://laser.umm.ac.id/catalog... (external link) H. G. Wells. Lewisham's Solution: 162 XX. Adapted for television by Robert Christie from the novel by H.G. The Soul of a Bishop. When Ethel returns to London they promise to keep in touch but as time passes their letters go astray. Love and Mr Lewisham: The Story of a Very Young Couple, is a book written by H. G. Wells and published in 1900. Seller Inventory # 137241. 0. Would highly recommend. ", When we meet Lewisham, eighteen, he is in the throes of his morning routine; wake at five, one half-hour for study of a foreign language (currently Latin), literature is to be read while breakfasting (currently Shakespeare) , then it's off to school where he is a student teacher, and home again for further studies. 4.00 - Dfordoom - Apr 06, 2008 . The character and events in the novel appear to be closely linked to the author himself and the events in his own life. But it was probably a bit much to expect such an old book to be more progressive. LOVE AND MR. LEWISHAM. Start by marking “Love and Mr. Lewisham” as Want to Read: Error rating book. seemed like it but...? I don't like it being portrayed as the end-all though. I would have rated this about 3, maybe 3.5* but give it 4 for giving me food for thought because of its social context: I’ve never really given much thought of how tricky it was at one time to be in love or have a romantic relationship. Yes, common life is...ordinary - a trait not often looked at as worthy of fiction - but Wells believed that "ordinary experience is always unique to those involved". Young Wells received a spotty education, interrupted by several illnesses and family difficulties, and became a draper's apprentice as a teenager. Love and Mr Lewisham is a hugely uplifting tale from the pen of one of our greatest writers. I do enjoy reading H.G. Wells many people don't know - the man who took the incredible scientific and emotional reasoning, empathetic character skills, and gift for exciting pacing that he honed to perfection on stories about possible future civilizations and scientific mishaps, and applied it to the most banal of subjects (commonly reserved for dime novels or penny novels or whatever they cost back then)...love among common people. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Young, impoverished and ambitious, science student Mr Lewisham is locked in a struggle to further himself through academic achievement. This book is available for free download in a number of formats - including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Mr. Lewisham leaves the country to live in London. I guess I was intrigued to read something non-SciFi by him. I'm not really sure why I started reading this book a couple of weeks ago. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION: "Mrs. Robbins with kind regards from H.G. She in the care of her bullshit "medium" step-dad/flim-flam man, he to his studies, his only hope for betterment and financial well-being. Mr. Lagune's Point of View: 119 XV. The eponymous protagonist is pompous, pretentious and try-as-one-might, hard to like. Love and Mr Lewisham Annotated (English Edition) 3,36€ 5: Plays Well With Others [Vinyl LP] 24,08€ 6: Blood In Our Wells: 9,99€ 7: Classic Ghost Stories: Spooky Tales from Charles Dickens, H.G. This paper. Download PDF. Love and Mr. Lewisham. A story of young, ill-advised romance that derails Mr. Lewisham's ambitious plans for his future and the degenerative spiral into misery that follows. Not as good as some of his bette known books, but well written if a little pedestrian. Wells follows their inner thoughts with very natural illogical progression; the elation that leads to the confusion and the uncertainty, the interactions that lead to frustration and memory inventory and questioning, the moments of connection that elevate to ridiculous heights, and the resulting days after where realities return lovers to reality and further, to previously inexperienced lows. by Wells, H. G. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.co.uk. Love and Mr. Lewisham. “Love and Mr. Lewisham” is a comic gem and, in many ways, similar to “Mr. Not least because you don't expect a somewhat clumsy romance novel from the pen of H.G. H. G. Wells. And that has a power over them, and molds the course of their lives, as does their working class poverty that keeps them enslaved to employers and attempts to fit in to society's bullshit standards. This was a surprise. BBC Television, 4 May 1952 20.45. Detailed the recklessness and shortsidedness of first love. Love and Mr Lewisham. Read in English by Anthony Ogus The teaching profession, science and politics in late 19th century England. Edit Submit Cancel We have produced a Style Guide to help editors follow a standard format when editing a listing. But when his former sweetheart, Ethel Henderson, re-enters his life his strictly regimented existence is thrown into chaos by the resurgence of old passion. Love and Mr. Lewisham. By. Mr. Lewisham, a young and highly ambitious schoolmaster, falls in love with Ethel Henderson, a young lady visiting his Sussex village. And with that, we see the simple wants of the human hungry heart presen. Die Insel des Dr. Moreau. While the novel provides an interesting insight into the life and times of the impoverished scholarly class in england at the time and some remarkably well-observed vignettes, the plot is hardly page-turning stuff. Love and Mr Lewisham Annotated. Love and Mr. Lewisham. and, The Wonderful Visit. i mean, literally, a rather cute, lengthy love story slamming to a close in about 20 pages..a little weird. One of H. G. Wells' first ventures outside of the science fiction realm, the novel Love and Mr. Lewisham was published in the year 1900. I'm just not sure I like the message. 3 (1 Review) Published: 1900. Half-title, final 2 advertisement leaves, with a typed quotation from Bacon tipped onto half-title. I was somewhat disappointed with that. Love and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. Wells, December 26, 2006, Penguin Classics edition, in English Addeddate 2008-01-14 22:18:51 Bookplateleaf 0004 Call number SRLF_UCSD:LAGE-316721 Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by Project Gutenberg. 2005. 2005 View listing in magazine. Download PDF. His love life, however, derails this ambition in several different ways. While the novel provides an interesting insight into the life and times of the i. Read Online. My first thought was, wouldn’t this be his choice? The headmaster of Midhurst Grammar School, where he had spent a year, arranged for him to return as an "usher," or student teacher. [he has a choice of two women: an intellectual peer (who nonetheless sees herself as being the person who will spur him on to great things, and a woman who he met much earlier but who he is attracted to. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as ‘Bertie’. Apropos Love and Mr. Lewisham Wells confided to his friend Elizabeth Healey: There is really more work in that book than there is in many a first class F.R.S. Wells" on front blank. If you are unsure how best to edit this programme please take a moment to read it. With Brian Deacon, Carolyn Courage, Hilary Mason, Jane Lapotaire. I love Wells. Polly” as it tells the story of a frustrated young man whose ambitious dreams for the future vanish after he falls in love, gets married and then finds himself held back by the responsibilities he has assumed. Wells, M.R. Refresh and try again. There is a lot of raw emotion in the pages, and irrationality and changes of heart that you don't normally expect from Wells. Early in the book there’s a scene where Lewisham, a teacher, is (the only way I can describe it is) being bullied by the wives of the headmaster and other teachers because he was seen talking to a woman. Sci-fi lovers be warned this is not the Wells you're used to. Mr. From Wikisource. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Young love, or infatuation, or whatever, can be a great learning experience, and enrich one's life. We can relate to it; words are put to emotions and impulses we've all felt but rarely taken the time to put words to, and the effect is quite funny, due to Wells' background of scientific reasoning and the charm of his proper wording. The Friends of Progress Meet: 147 XIX. Or is it the mind that houses loneliness? Love and Mr. Lewisham. The guy just wants to date this girl, but Victorian sensibilities enable every asshat in a position even of very meager power to judge them. This passage describes an awkward conversation: "There waiting for him by a seat where once they had met before, he found Miss Heydinger pacing. 2005. But when his former sweetheart, Ethel Henderson, re-enters his life, his strictly regimented existence is thrown into chaos by the resurgence of old passion; while she returns his love, she also hides a dark secret. It really reminded me of the work of George Gissing. Download H.G. 8 Full PDFs related to this paper. was the appropriate matter of Mr Lewisham's thoughts, and he was mechanically trying to keep the book open in three places at once, at the text, the notes and literal translation, while he turned up the vocabulary for ludibrium, when his attentions, wandering dangerously near the top of the page, fell over the edge and escaped with incredible swiftness down the avenue....A girl wearing a straw hat adorned with a white blossom, was advancing towards him...Unreasonable emotions descended upon Mr. Lewisham - emotions that are unaccountable on the mere hypothesis of a casual meeting.". Herbert George Wells was born to a working class family in Kent, England. Edit Submit Cancel We have produced a Style Guide to help editors follow a standard format when editing a listing. The opening chapter does not concern itself with Love—indeed that antagonist does not certainly appear until the third—and Mr. Lewisham is seen at his studies. By. Be the first one to write a review. In half mocking tones, the narrator addresses the absurdity of how Lewisham is being shunned by most of the other teaching staff for fear of getting romantically involved that would distract him from his career. Mr Lewisham, a young and highly ambitious schoolmaster, falls in love with Ethel Henderson, a young lady visiting his Sussex village. H.G.Wells’ humorous early novel, drawing on his own life, shows how these – as well as involvement in spiritualism – have to compete with love. Mr Lewisham, a young and highly ambitious schoolmaster, falls in love with Ethel Henderson, a young lady visiting his Sussex village. Mr. Bonover, having fully matured a Hint suitable for the occasion, dropped it in the afternoon, while Lewisham was superintending cricket practice.He made a few remarks about the prospects of the first eleven by way of introduction, and Lewisham agreed with him … The book introduces Mr. Lewisham, a young and highly ambitious assistant schoolmaster in a small school in Sussex, where he meets and falls in love with Ethel Henderson, a young lady who is visiting friends in the village. This is Wells' exploration of the dilemmas of the young man torn between career and relationship. Love and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. Wells, 1899, George H. Doran Company edition, in English Edit Submit Cancel We have produced a Style Guide to help editors follow a standard format when editing a listing. Mr. Lewisham had a plan for his career, his entire future was perfectly laid out until a young girl with pretty hair and an inviting smile made him forget all of his dreams. Love and Mr. Lewisham. It compelled me to rethink my own expactations of life, my ambitions and dreams. Driven by overwhelming desire, he pursues Ethel passionately, only to find that while she returns his love she also hides a dark secret. Love and Mr Lewisham. The two women, badly etched caricatures of the physically appealing and pure-hearted but weak-minded and weak-willed damsel in distress on the one hand, and the intellectually ambitious plain jane on the other. Love and Mr Lewisham . Die ersten Menschen im Mond. Love and Mr. Lewisham. Wells non-SF works. The two women, badly etched caricatures of the physically appealing and pure-hearted but weak-minded and weak-willed damsel in distress on the one hand, and the intellectually ambitious plain jane on the other. Young, impoverished, and ambitious science student Mr. Lewisham is locked in a struggle to further himself through academic achievement. Pretty good story though a bit slow at times. A BBC adaptation of the novel by H.G. Wells makes young infatuation fresh and relevant and fun to experience for the first time with these characters. A short summary of this paper. A few years … by Penguin Classics. Love and Mr. Lewisham. Luckily, this is not 1899 anymore, so people are less trapped by the societal constructs and expectations. 8° (188 x 126mm). You submitted the following rating and review. Love and Mr. Lewisham. Early in the book there’s a scene where Lewisham, a teacher, is (the only way I can describe it is) being bullied by the wives of the headmaster and other teachers because he was seen talking to a woman. If when you think of Wells you think of Martians, Time Machines, and Invisible Men, please learn that Wells "Love and Mr Lewisham" was admired by Conrad, and that most of Wells' oeuvre is made up of novels of social investigation, that Science Fiction, while a thread running though his career, is a thin strand in the sturdy cable of novels and non-fiction for which he should surely be remembered and reread. He has such a lovely, witty satirical style to his stories. The story is frustrating, appropriately, as it's subject "love" is frustrating. This one is the story of a young student who must choose between his career/ambitions and a young girl he loves despite her involvement with her family's business in the sham psychic trade. I just thinks it's a bad business. Until one day Lewisham impulsivly follows the advice of a friend. To judge by the room Mr. Lewisham thought little of Love but much on Greatness. Probably if you haven't read any Wells at all you should start with the classic scientific romances (Time Machine, Invisible Man, War of the Worlds) but this was a nice read. Miss Heydinger's Private Thoughts: 136 XVII. Realism isn't normaly his style, but in this case it works really well. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. A very excellent book to read, very light and easy, looking at young love, hopes and dreams for the future mixed with the reality of what actually happens. This is an odd little book. This is Wells' exploration of the dilemmas of the young man torn between career and relationship. Love and Mr Lewisham: The Story of a Very Young Couple, is a book written by H. G. Wells and published in 1900. and, The Secret Places of the Heart. One no longer has to worry about dirty looks from judgmental neighbors, however the self imposed reproach is often enough to prevent escape. i mean, literally, a rather cute, lengthy love story slamming to a close in about 20 pages..a little weird to be honest with a sliver of suspense. When Ethel returns to London they promise to keep in touch but as time passes their letters go astray. The Island of Doctor Moreau. He has his goals written and placed on a big board in his room among his inspirational quotes, such as 'Knowledge is Power' and 'What man has done man can do.'. This is Wells' exploration of the dilemmas of the young man torn between career and relationship. To see what your friends thought of this book. Secretly they marry. If you are unsure how best to edit this programme please take a moment to read it. Love and Mr Lewisham H. G. WELLS (1866 - 1946) The teaching profession, science and politics in late 19th century England. Polly” as it tells the story of a frustrated young man whose ambitious dreams for the future vanish after he falls in love, gets married and then finds himself held back by the responsibilities he has assumed. To say this ended poorly implies that it was actually promising in part, but it wasn't. Read Online. LOVE AND MR. LEWISHAM. Wells many people don't know - the man who took the incredible scientific and emotional reasoning, empathetic character skills, and gift for exciting pacing that he honed to perfection on stories about possible future civilizations and scientific mishaps, and applied it to the most banal of subjects (commonly reserved for dime novels or penny novels or whatever they cost back then)...love among common people. well, anyway not bad..except for the lewisham being a total jerk all the time part. Meer gemak en voordeel met Select. London and New York: Harper, 1900. There is importance in that, and I wish it was explored more often. But when his former sweetheart, Ethel Henderson, re-enters his life his strictly regimented existence is thrown into chaos by the resurgence of old passion. Seeking love rather than his youthful hopes of fame and glory, Mr. Lewisham moves to the city of London where he becomes convinced of the merits of socialism and gets involved in the spiritual charlatanism of that later Victorian era. Lewisham is Unaccountable: 106 XIII. Wells. A few years later, we are re-introduced to Mr Lewisham, now a student at the Normal School of Science in London. His non-science fiction novels are quite wonderful. Young Wells received a spotty education, interrupted by several illnesses and family difficulties, and became a draper's apprentice as a teenager. READ PAPER. However romantic and idealistic the characters want to be, real life always gets in the way. The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly, and Wells didn’t display much literary intere… i thought the story quite lovely while i was in the thick of it, but it resolved with as much gentle finesse as tom cruise slamming his car into that wall in vanilla sky. The ending does disarm me. There is a fascinating interlude in the middle in which Lewisham's father-in-law, an incorrigible con-man preying on the spiritualism comm. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. His whole point was to celebrate the uniqueness of common life. This is the story of Mr Lewisham, a promising science student with a 5 year plan, which goes awry when he falls in love. Home! In the Raphael Gallery: 141 XVIII. ABBYY GZ download. When Ethel returns to London they promise to keep in touch but as time passes their letters go astray. by H.G. So many people give up a lot for young love, and then lose. by Wells, H. G. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.co.uk. His love life, however, derails this ambition in several different ways. If you are unsure how best to edit this programme please take a moment to read it. Chapter I → sister projects: Wikidata item. Download Full PDF Package. Wells's LOVE AND MR. LEWISHAM for your kindle, tablet, IPAD, PC or mobile A few years later, we are re-introduced to Mr Lewisham, now a student at the Normal School of Science in London. 181 XXII. 3 (1 Review) Published: 1900. Wells non-SF works. Thanks for Sharing! 3 (1 Review) Free Download. Mr Lewisham, a young and highly ambitious schoolmaster, falls in love with Ethel Henderson, a young lady visiting his Sussex village. and, The Undying Fire. dc.title: Love And Mr Lewisham. H. G. Wells. If you think of H. G. Wells merely as a writer of science fiction then you’ve been missing out. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. . Driven by overwhelming desire, he pursues Ethel passionately, only to find that wh. Rather a strange little book. Love and Mr. Lewisham. To judge by the room Mr. Lewisham thought little of Love but much on Greatness. Love and Mr. Lewisham. James and many more (Vintage Classics) 14,19€ 8: H. G. Wells - Gesammelte Werke: (Der Krieg der Welten. Love and Mr. Lewisham is the story of a young man who seeks to better himself and achieve glory through educational achievements. Synopsis. 61 Views . Lewisham Insists: 109 XIV. For she is involved in a plot of trickery that goes against his firmest beliefs, working as an assistant to her stepfather - a cynical charlatan 'mystic' who earns his living by deluding the weak-willed with sly trickery. Secretly they marry. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Wells about a very young couple in 19th century Britain. Love and Mr Lewisham (subtitrat „Povestea unui cuplu foarte tânăr”) este unroman din 1900 pus în scenă în anii 1880 de HG Wells.A fost printre primele sale scrieri de ficțiune în afaragenului science fiction.Wells a făcut dureri considerabile asupra manuscrisului și a spus că „scrisul a fost o întreprindere cu totul mai serioasă decât am făcut până acum”. Read no further if you want to preserve the surprise: it seems as though Lewisham chooses love and the hope of offspring as a perfectly reasonable substitute to career and ambition. They marry without ever havin. This is the story of Mr Lewisham, a promising science student with a 5 year plan, which goes awry when he falls in love. The network of the beeches was full of golden sunlight, and all the lower branches were shot with horizontal dashes of newborn green. H. G. Wells. Maybe 4.5. Synopsis. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. One of H. G. Wells' first ventures outside of the science fiction realm, the novel Love and Mr. Lewisham was published in the year 1900. 8 Full PDFs related to this paper. Pulitzer Prize–winning literary critic Michiko Kakutani, the former chief book critic of The New York Times, is the author of the newly... Young, impoverished and ambitious, science student Mr Lewisham is locked in a struggle to further himself through academic achievement. Wells was very concerned with the problem of finding a balance in life between duty and pleasure, between marriage and career, between social responsibility and individual needs. We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. Apropos Love and Mr. Lewisham Wells confided to his friend Elizabeth Healey: There is really more work in that book than there is in many a first class F.R.S. Love and Mr Lewisham. Abstract. Nor do I like the planting of the seed of expectation of it in young people, or the pointing out what you may have missed to older folks. 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