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[from http://tinyurl.com/bkbtk]No one jumps a 20 foot chasm in two 10 foot jumps. – Miguel Guhlin (comment at Remote Access)

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No one jumps a 20 foot chasm in two 10 foot jumps.
– Miguel Guhlin (comment at Remote Access)

Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Iowa State University

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