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" Go out with me tomorow night," Perry went on. " Let me prove to you that I'm the guy you want." " I...I guess I coul go out tomorrow night," Miranda sounded shocked and a little swept off her feet.Then, from the corner of her eyes. Kylie saw something move at the office window. When she looked back, she spotted Burnett and Holiday standing there high-fiving each other. No doubt Burnett was listening to the coversation and sharing the details with Holiday.Perry nodded, stepped closer, and then pressed a quick kiss on Miranda's cheek. It had to be the most romantic thing Kylie had ever seen. ..." What?" Miranda asked. " You're happy my date [with Todd] wasn't exciting?" " No," Kylie said. " Let's just say we're more excited about tomorrow night's date." A bright smile lit up Miranda's face. " Me too. Can you believ Perry did that? I mean, he was so..." " Romantic," Kylie said." Hot," Della added." Sweet," Miranda whispered. " I couldn't stop thinkibng about him all night." And that was the best news Kylie had gotten all day. "
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" Today, the people who make things change, the people who have that knowledge, are the scientists and the technologists, who are the true driving force of humanity. And before you say what about the Beethovens and the Michelangelos? Let me suggest something with which you may disagree violently: that at best, the products of human emotion, art, philosophy, politics, music, literature, are interpretations of the world, that tell you more about the guy who's talking, than about the world he's talking about. Second hand views of the world, made third hand by your interpretation of them. "