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NATURE IS A SELF-MADE MACHINE, MORE PERFECTLY AUTOMATED THAN ANY
AUTOMATED MACHINE. TO CREATE SOMETHING IN THE IMAGE OF NATURE IS TO
CREATE A MACHINE, AND IT WAS BY LEARNING THE INNER WORKING OF NATURE
THAT MAN BECAME A BUILDER OF MACHINES.
-Eric Hoffer, American Writer