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The Ratio Of Literacy To Illiteracy Is Constant, But Nowadays The Illiterates Can Read And Write.
-Alberto Moravia
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The Ratio Of Literacy To
Alberto Moravia
The Ratio Of Literacy To Illiteracy Is Constant, But Nowadays The Illiterates Can Read And Write.
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