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Updated: June 3, 2025

He plunged into the declination of mensa with the fervour of a convert. He translated the text-book's colomba est timida with a sense of performing a sacred rite. Days went by before he dared to admit to himself that his interest was waning, Even then he went on studying without a thought of rebellion. The habit of application had become deeply rooted.

Edwin Björkman - The Soul of a Child