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Memory
REPRODUCTION
To be able to retain will be of little use unless we can at the same time reproduce, but if one has stamped the object on the brain it will be a simple matter to reproduce it as many times as the person may desire, and this reproduction can be continued until the brain wears out. In this connection the brain is much like a phonograph record: an impression is made on it, and it may then be reproduced indefinitely, the quality of the reproduction and the ability to reproduce depending on the perfection of the impression and the ability of the mind to recognize it when reproduced.
RECOGNITION
The power to recognize is as essential as the ability to reproduce, for unless the mind recognizes the repro-
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