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When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
Mark Twain arrogance humor ignorance

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Unscramble MARK4-letter words that start with M4-letter words that end in K4-letter words containing AR4-letter words containing RK4-letter words with M and A
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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