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Large Increases In Cost With Questionable Increases In Performance Can Be Tolerated Only In Race Horses And Fancy Women.
-Lord Kelvin
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Large Increases In Cost With Questionable Increases In Performance Can Be Tolerated Only In Race Horses And Fancy Women.
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