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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on. - Quote by C.S. Lewis

A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on.

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