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Weltanschauung 

November 8, 2017November 11, 2017 Marissa Garcia

The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee offers new perspective, refusing to spell out Perfection.   By MARISSA GARCIA     Though the occasion is a competition of words, there first must be a celebration of numbers:  1 Night. 9 Freshman. 4 Reads.  …

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