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“Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.”
– Helen Keller
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“Sleepless in the hospital: Our own default” – ACP Hospitalist
“Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.”
– Helen Keller
“Sleepless in the hospital: Our own default” – ACP Hospitalist
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