Different ways of knowing - Daniel Tammet
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I'm a Sant or more precisely a high
I'm a Sant or more precisely a high
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functioning autistic
functioning autistic
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Sant it's a rare condition and uh where
Sant it's a rare condition and uh where
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still when accompanied as in my case
still when accompanied as in my case
by
by
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self-awareness and a Mastery of
self-awareness and a Mastery of
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language very often when I meet someone
language very often when I meet someone
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and they learn this about me there's a
and they learn this about me there's a
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certain kind of
certain kind of
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awkwardness I can see it in their eyes
awkwardness I can see it in their eyes
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they want to ask me something and in the
they want to ask me something and in the
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end quite often the urge is stronger
end quite often the urge is stronger
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than they are and they blurted
than they are and they blurted
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out if I give you my date of birth can
out if I give you my date of birth can
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you tell me what day of the week I was
you tell me what day of the week I was
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on or they mention cube roots or um ask
on or they mention cube roots or um ask
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me to recite a long number or a long
me to recite a long number or a long
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text I hope you'll forgive me if I don't
text I hope you'll forgive me if I don't
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perform a kind of one man Sant show for
perform a kind of one man Sant show for
you
you
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today I uh am going to talk instead
today I uh am going to talk instead
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about something far more interesting
about something far more interesting
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than dates of birth or cube roots a
than dates of birth or cube roots a
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little
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deeper and a lot closer to my mind and
deeper and a lot closer to my mind and
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work I want to talk to you briefly about
work I want to talk to you briefly about
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perception when he was writing the plays
perception when he was writing the plays
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and the short stories that would make
and the short stories that would make
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his name Anton
his name Anton
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COV kept a notebook in which he noted
COV kept a notebook in which he noted
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down his observations of the world
down his observations of the world
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around him little details that other
around him little details that other
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people seem to
people seem to
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miss every time I recheck of and his
miss every time I recheck of and his
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unique vision of human life I'm reminded
unique vision of human life I'm reminded
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of why I too became a
of why I too became a
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writer in my books I explore the nature
writer in my books I explore the nature
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of perception and how different kinds of
of perception and how different kinds of
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perceiving create different kinds of
perceiving create different kinds of
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understanding here are three questions
understanding here are three questions
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drawn from my work rather than try to
drawn from my work rather than try to
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figure them out I'm going to ask you to
figure them out I'm going to ask you to
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consider for a moment the intuitions and
consider for a moment the intuitions and
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the gut instincts that are going through
the gut instincts that are going through
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your head and your heart as you look at
your head and your heart as you look at
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them for example the
them for example the
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calculation can you feel where on a
calculation can you feel where on a
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number line the solution is likely to
number line the solution is likely to
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fall or look at the foreign word and the
fall or look at the foreign word and the
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sounds can you get a sense of the range
sounds can you get a sense of the range
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of meanings that it's pointing you
of meanings that it's pointing you
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towards and in terms of the line of
towards and in terms of the line of
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poetry why does the poet use the word
poetry why does the poet use the word
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hair rather than
hair rather than
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rabbit I'm asking you to do this because
rabbit I'm asking you to do this because
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I believe that our personal perceptions
I believe that our personal perceptions
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you see are at the heart of how we
you see are at the heart of how we
acquire
acquire
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knowledge aesthetic judgments rather
knowledge aesthetic judgments rather
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than abstract
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reasoning guide and shape the process by
reasoning guide and shape the process by
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which we all come to know what we
which we all come to know what we
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know I'm an extremist example of this my
know I'm an extremist example of this my
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worlds of words and numbers blare with
worlds of words and numbers blare with
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color emotion and
color emotion and
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personality as Juan said it's a
personality as Juan said it's a
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condition that scientists call
condition that scientists call
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synesthesia an unusual cross talk
synesthesia an unusual cross talk
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senses here are the numbers 1 to 12 as I
senses here are the numbers 1 to 12 as I
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see them every number with its own shape
see them every number with its own shape
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and character one is is a flash of
and character one is is a flash of
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bright light six is a tiny and very sad
bright light six is a tiny and very sad
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black hole the sketches are in black and
black hole the sketches are in black and
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white here but in my mind they have
white here but in my mind they have
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colors three is green four is blue five
colors three is green four is blue five
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yellow I paint as well and here is one
yellow I paint as well and here is one
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paintings it's a multiplication of two
paintings it's a multiplication of two
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numbers three dimensional
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shapes and the space they create in the
shapes and the space they create in the
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middle creates a new shape the answer to
middle creates a new shape the answer to
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sum what about bigger numbers well you
sum what about bigger numbers well you
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can't get much bigger than Pi the
can't get much bigger than Pi the
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mathematical constant it's an infinite
mathematical constant it's an infinite
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number literally goes on
number literally goes on
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forever in this painting that I made of
forever in this painting that I made of
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the first 20 decimals of pi I take the
the first 20 decimals of pi I take the
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And the emotions and the textures and I
And the emotions and the textures and I
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pull them all together into a kind of
pull them all together into a kind of
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rolling numerical
rolling numerical
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landscape but it's not only numbers that
landscape but it's not only numbers that
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I see in colors words too for me have
I see in colors words too for me have
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colors and emotions and textures and
colors and emotions and textures and
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this is an opening phrase from the novel
this is an opening phrase from the novel
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Lolita and narof was himself synesthetic
Lolita and narof was himself synesthetic
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and you can see here how my perception
and you can see here how my perception
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of the the sound
of the the sound
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L helps the alliteration to jump right
L helps the alliteration to jump right
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out another
out another
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example a little bit more mathematical
example a little bit more mathematical
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and I wonder if some of you will notice
and I wonder if some of you will notice
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the construction of the sentence from
the construction of the sentence from
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The Great
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Gatsby there is a procession of
Gatsby there is a procession of
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syllables wheat one prairies two lost
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swed towns three one 1 2 3 and this
swed towns three one 1 2 3 and this
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effect is very pleasant on the mind and
effect is very pleasant on the mind and
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it helps the sentence to feel
it helps the sentence to feel
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right let's go back to the questions I
right let's go back to the questions I
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posed you a moment
posed you a moment
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ago um 64 multiplied by 75 if someone of
ago um 64 multiplied by 75 if someone of
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you play chess you'll know that 64 is a
you play chess you'll know that 64 is a
square
square
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number and that's why chess boards 8 by
number and that's why chess boards 8 by
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have 64 squares so that gives us a form
have 64 squares so that gives us a form
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that we can picture that we can
that we can picture that we can
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perceive what about
perceive what about
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75 well if 100 if we think of 100 as
75 well if 100 if we think of 100 as
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being like a square 75 would look like
being like a square 75 would look like
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this so what we need to do now is put
this so what we need to do now is put
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those two pictures together in our mind
those two pictures together in our mind
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something like
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this 64 comes
this 64 comes
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6,400 and in the right hand
6,400 and in the right hand
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corner you don't have to calculate
corner you don't have to calculate
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anything four across four up and down
anything four across four up and down
it's
it's
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16 so what the sum is actually asking
16 so what the sum is actually asking
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you to do is
you to do is
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16 16 that's a lot easier than the way
16 16 that's a lot easier than the way
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that the school taught you to do maths
that the school taught you to do maths
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I'm sure it's uh 16 16 16 48 4800 4,8 00
I'm sure it's uh 16 16 16 48 4800 4,8 00
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the answer to the
the answer to the
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how the second question was an Icelandic
how the second question was an Icelandic
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word I'm assuming there are not many
word I'm assuming there are not many
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people here who speak Icelandic so let
people here who speak Icelandic so let
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twoin is it a happy word or a sad word
twoin is it a happy word or a sad word
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what do you say
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happy okay some people say it's happy
happy okay some people say it's happy
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most people a majority of people say sad
most people a majority of people say sad
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sad why do statistically a majority of
sad why do statistically a majority of
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people say that a word is sad in this
people say that a word is sad in this
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case heavy in other
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cases in my theory language evolves in
cases in my theory language evolves in
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such a way that sound
such a way that sound
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match correspond with the subjective
match correspond with the subjective
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with the personal intuitive experience
with the personal intuitive experience
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Listener let's have a look at the the
Listener let's have a look at the the
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question it's a line from a poem by John
question it's a line from a poem by John
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Keat words like
Keat words like
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numbers Express fundamental
numbers Express fundamental
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relationships between objects and events
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and forces that constitute our world it
and forces that constitute our world it
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stands to reason that we existing in
stands to reason that we existing in
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this world should in the course of Our
this world should in the course of Our
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Lives absorb intuitively those
Lives absorb intuitively those
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relationships and Poets like other
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artists play with those intuitive
artists play with those intuitive
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understandings in the case of hair it's
understandings in the case of hair it's
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an ambiguous sound in English it can
an ambiguous sound in English it can
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also mean the fibers that grow from our
also mean the fibers that grow from our
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head and if we think of that we put the
head and if we think of that we put the
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picture
picture
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up the fibers represent vulnerability
up the fibers represent vulnerability
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uh they yield to the slightest movement
uh they yield to the slightest movement
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or motion or emotion so
or motion or emotion so
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um what you have is an atmosphere of
um what you have is an atmosphere of
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vulnerability and tension the hair
vulnerability and tension the hair
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itself the animal not the cat not a dog
itself the animal not the cat not a dog
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a hair why a hair because think of the
a hair why a hair because think of the
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picture not the word the picture the
picture not the word the picture the
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overlong ears the overlarge feet helps
overlong ears the overlarge feet helps
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us to picture to feel intuitively what
us to picture to feel intuitively what
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it means to
it means to
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limp and to
limp and to
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tremble so in these few minutes I hope
tremble so in these few minutes I hope
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I've been able to share a little bit of
I've been able to share a little bit of
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my vision of
my vision of
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things and to show you that words can
things and to show you that words can
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have colors and emotions numbers shapes
have colors and emotions numbers shapes
and
and
and
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personalities the world is richer vaster
personalities the world is richer vaster
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than it too often seems to be I hope
than it too often seems to be I hope
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that that uh I've given you the desire
that that uh I've given you the desire
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to learn to see the world with new eyes
to learn to see the world with new eyes
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