Our own death is a premium which we must pay for the far greater benefit we have derived … - Samuel Butler

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I don't have a 10-octave range. No human being has a 10-octave range.

Samuel Butler

Our own death is a premium which we must pay for the far greater benefit we have derived from the fact that so many people have not only lived but also died before us.

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