Candles are attractive and fascinating in themselves, but when one begins to ask about how they work they become objects of even more wonder.
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Words on Wonder interview (27 November 2019); Complete sentence on why studying candles increases wonder; no inference from embedded video.
- Words on Wonder interview (27 November 2019)
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