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The changes in the chief and the assistant chief surgeon were most noticeable. At first they felt that they were just fulfilling their duty to the injured worker but were very dubious about the result. But then, full of confidence they really began doing their best.
— Ba Jin
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The changes in the chief and the assistant chief surgeon were most noticeable. At first they felt that they were just fulfilling their duty to the injured worker but were very dubious about the result. But then, full of confidence they really began doing their best." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Ba Jin
Li Yaotang ๆๅฐงๆฃ (or Li Feigan; Zi: ่พ็) (November 25 1904 โ October 17 2005) was a Chinese writer and anarchist; he was most famous under his pen name of Ba Jin (ๅทด้, also written Pa Chin). He created this pseudonym in 1929 from the first syllable of Bakunin and of the last syllable of Kropotkin, the famous Russian anarchists.
About Ba Jin
Li Yaotang ๆๅฐงๆฃ (or Li Feigan; Zi: ่พ็) (November 25 1904 โ October 17 2005) was a Chinese writer and anarchist; he was most famous under his pen name of Ba Jin (ๅทด้, also written Pa Chin). He created this pseudonym in 1929 from the first syllable of Bakunin and of the last syllable of Kropotkin, the famous Russian anarchists.
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