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tiorthan
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Mackenzie1970 hat geschrieben:Maybe Werner Heisenberg? Or is it Walter White?  :wink:
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I thought so. It's not really important who of the two said it (so?).

But ... how can I translate 'exposed to put' in this context? Haven't found anything so far.
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I guess 'nature' means 'Eigenschaft' in that case. Anyways, let's carry on.

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tiorthan
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Mackenzie1970 hat geschrieben:But ... how can I translate 'exposed to put' in this context? Haven't found anything so far.
That's some weird autocorrect. It should have been "exposed to our"
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Here's the next hint:

The person is a world-famous writer from Great Britain.
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Keswick
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Albus! It was Albus.. no sorry JK Rowling, right?
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You've got it! :D
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:freu:  Yay!

Who said this: To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle ?
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Mirela
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It sounds like Marilyn Monroe. :wink:

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It does, doesn't it? But it wasn't her. The person who said it was male.
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OK, so no Merilyn Monroe.
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Not quite, the man was an American poet :)
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Then it should be Walt Whitman, right? I like that quote, sorry MM. :)
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Correct! :)
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I was pretty sure.  :wink:

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