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What's the Point of Gratification?
Claire patterson was a scientist who calculated the age of the earth 70 years ago. He worked on this idea for years, and neverly into get anywhere. Eventually some of his students banded together to nominate him for an environmental award. But by all accounts, including his own e, he took no pride in it. On december fifth, 19 95, he has an asthma tack in his office, and he dies. Less than a month after his death, january first, 19 96, the p a band the greatest source of all led on earth, the one that had driven pat crazy, led id ghasly.
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