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The 'p' in 'dumped' just gets vertically flipped 180 degrees.

If you've felt sometimes that the more time you are spending working in a job, the dumber you are becoming, do not blame yourself. Better thing would be to read Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum Of Compulsory Schooling :)

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