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... Trying to live with a genius is like trying to live with Mr. Shandy , Falstaff , Tom Sawyer , or any other character we greatly love , in fiction . In fiction , geniuses are loveable ; in fact , and as an uncle , say , they are apt to ...
... Trying to live with a genius is like trying to live with Mr. Shandy , Falstaff , Tom Sawyer , or any other character we greatly love , in fiction . In fiction , geniuses are loveable ; in fact , and as an uncle , say , they are apt to ...
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