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The linkage worked so well that the men on the lonely island were furnished with news from home such as the victory of a horse named Piastre in the Melbourne Cup—“but as this was the first we had heard of the animal,” Ainsworth wryly noted,
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“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”
― My Uncle Oswald
― My Uncle Oswald
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