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It Turns Out That An Eerie Type Of Chaos Can Lurk Just Behind A Facade Of Order - And Yet, Deep Inside The Chaos Lurks An Even Eerier Type Of Order.
-Douglas Hofstadter
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It Turns Out That An
Douglas Hofstadter
It Turns Out That An Eerie Type Of Chaos Can Lurk Just Behind A Facade Of Order - And Yet, Deep Inside The Chaos Lurks An Even Eerier Type Of Order.
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