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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.

Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe is saying that much of what we consider true often comes from details that appear unimportant or unrelated at first. He believes that careful thinking and real understanding reveal how these small or overlooked things actually hold significant meaning.

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