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As for poverty, no one need to be ashamed to admit it: the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it. -p147.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":92,"totalPages":93,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":19},1,22]