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Edgar Allan Poe

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger portion of the truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant.

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Edgar Allan Poe is saying that much of what we learn or understand comes from details that at first seem unimportant or unrelated. He believes that careful observation and thoughtful thinking reveal that these small, overlooked parts often hold the key to deeper truths.

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