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प्रश्न
What does Lynd actually wonder at?
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उत्तर
Robert Lynd wonders at the efficiency of human memory. He is amazed at the ordinary man’s capacity to remember phone numbers, addresses of friends, appointments for lunch and dinner, and many names of actors, actresses, and leading players in popular games.
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