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James McNeill Whistler Quotes: Two and two continue to make four in spite of the whine of the amateur for three or the cry of the critic for five.
         

Two and two continue to make four in spite of the whine of the amateur for three or the cry of the critic for five.


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Two and two continue to make four in spite of the whine of the amateur for three or the cry of the critic for five.
         



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