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A study in oak from Charles the First period
Bei'key& Gay Signed Furniture
An Advertisement by Elbert Hubbard
Human imagination can not conceive of how Tumer’s
work could be improved uponmlohn Ruskin.
HERE are some things the world can not improve upon. They
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To extend the analogy, imagine attempting to construct better furniture than
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