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13438. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words.

Troon Street, Athens, Greece. 
Comparing the value of a "photo" picturing an iron fence with some tree branches under the night sky of Athens to the value of a "text" consisting of one thousand words.
The text reads: "Is this picture worth a thousand words? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty one, twenty two, twenty three, twenty four, twenty five, twenty six, twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty nine, thirty, thirty one, thirty two, thirty three, thirty four, thirty five, thirty six, thirty seven, thirty eight, thirty nine, forty, forty one, forty two, forty three, forty four, forty five, forty six, forty seven, forty eight, forty nine, fifty, fifty one, fifty two, fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, fifty six, fifty seven, fifty eight, fifty nine, sixty, sixty one, sixty two, sixty three, sixty four, sixty five, sixty six, sixty seven, sixty eight, sixty nine, seventy, seventy one, seventy two, seventy three, seventy four, seventy five, seventy six, seventy seven, seventy eight, seventy nine, eighty, eighty one, eighty two, eighty three, eighty four, eighty five, eighty six, eighty seven, eighty eight, eighty nine, ninety, ninety one, ninety two, ninety three, ninety four, ninety five, ninety six, ninety seven, ninety eight, ninety nine, one hundred, one hundred one, one hundred two, one hundred three, one hundred four, one hundred five, one hundred six, one hundred seven, one hundred eight, one hundred nine, one hundred ten, one hundred eleven, one hundred twelve, one hundred thirteen, one hundred fourteen, one hundred fifteen, one hundred sixteen, one hundred seventeen, one hundred eighteen, one hundred nineteen, one hundred twenty, one hundred twenty one, one hundred twenty two, one hundred twenty three, one hundred twenty four, one hundred twenty five, one hundred twenty six, one hundred twenty seven, one hundred twenty eight, one hundred twenty nine, one hundred thirty, one hundred thirty one, one hundred thirty two, one hundred thirty three, one hundred thirty four, one hundred thirty five, one hundred thirty six, one hundred thirty seven, one hundred thirty eight, one hundred thirty nine, one hundred forty, one hundred forty one, one hundred forty two, one hundred forty three, one hundred forty four, one hundred forty five, one hundred forty six, one hundred forty seven, one hundred forty eight, one hundred forty nine, one hundred fifty, one hundred fifty one, one hundred fifty two, one hundred fifty three, one hundred fifty four, one hundred fifty five, one hundred fifty six, one hundred fifty seven, one hundred fifty eight, one hundred fifty nine, one hundred sixty, one hundred sixty one, one hundred sixty two, one hundred sixty three, one hundred sixty four, one hundred sixty five, one hundred sixty six, one hundred sixty seven, one hundred sixty eight, one hundred sixty nine, one hundred seventy, one hundred seventy one, one hundred seventy two, one hundred seventy three, one hundred seventy four, one hundred seventy five, one hundred seventy six, one hundred seventy seven, one hundred seventy eight, one hundred seventy nine, one hundred eighty, one hundred eighty one, one hundred eighty two, one hundred eighty three, one hundred eighty four, one hundred eighty five, one hundred eighty six, one hundred eighty seven, one hundred eighty eight, one hundred eighty nine, one hundred ninety, one hundred ninety one, one hundred ninety two, one hundred ninety three, one hundred ninety four, one hundred ninety five, one hundred ninety six, one hundred ninety seven, one hundred ninety eight, one hundred ninety nine, two hundred, two hundred one, two hundred two, two hundred three, two hundred four, two hundred five, two hundred six, two hundred seven, two hundred eight, two hundred nine, two hundred ten, two hundred eleven, two hundred twelve, two hundred thirteen, two hundred fourteen, two hundred fifteen, two hundred sixteen, two hundred seventeen, two hundred eighteen, two hundred nineteen, two hundred twenty, two hundred twenty one, two hundred twenty two, two hundred twenty three, two hundred twenty four, two hundred twenty five, two hundred twenty six, two hundred twenty seven, two hundred twenty eight, two hundred twenty nine, two hundred thirty, two hundred thirty one, two hundred thirty two, two hundred thirty three, two hundred thirty four, two hundred thirty five, two hundred thirty six, two hundred thirty seven, two hundred thirty eight, two hundred thirty nine, two hundred forty, two hundred forty one, two hundred forty two, two hundred forty three, two hundred forty four, two hundred forty five, two hundred forty six, two hundred forty seven, two hundred forty eight, two hundred forty nine, two hundred fifty, two hundred fifty one, two hundred fifty two, two hundred fifty three, two hundred fifty four, two hundred fifty five, two hundred fifty six, two hundred fifty seven, two hundred fifty eight, two hundred fifty nine, two hundred sixty, two hundred sixty one, two hundred sixty two, two hundred sixty three, two hundred sixty four, two hundred sixty five, two hundred sixty six, two hundred sixty seven, two hundred sixty eight, two hundred sixty nine, two hundred seventy, two hundred seventy one, two hundred seventy two, two hundred seventy three, two hundred seventy four, two hundred seventy five, two hundred seventy six, two hundred seventy seven, two hundred seventy eight, two hundred seventy nine, two hundred eighty, two hundred eighty one, two hundred eighty two, two hundred eighty three, two hundred eighty four, two hundred eighty five, two hundred eighty six, two hundred eighty seven, two hundred eighty eight, two hundred eighty nine, two hundred ninety, two hundred ninety one, two hundred ninety two, two hundred ninety three, two hundred ninety four, two hundred ninety five, two hundred ninety six, two hundred ninety seven, two hundred ninety eight, two hundred ninety nine, three hundred, three hundred one, three hundred two, three hundred three, three hundred four, three hundred five, three hundred six, three hundred seven, three hundred eight, three hundred nine, three hundred ten, three hundred eleven, three hundred twelve, three hundred thirteen, three hundred fourteen, three hundred fifteen, three hundred sixteen, three hundred seventeen, and so on. By the end of this text, the amount of words will be one thousand. The question, if the background picture is equally worthy, remains."

 
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