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Less words.<\/span>
Less complexity.<\/span>
Less facts.<\/span>
Less bulletpoints.<\/span>
Less datapoints.<\/span>
Less graphs.<\/span>
Less clip art.<\/span>
Less annotation.<\/span>
Less slides.<\/span>
Less rambling.<\/span>
Less apologising.<\/span>
Less time.<\/span>

<\/span>Less is more.<\/span>

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