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microcosmos

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as in microcosm, macrocosm

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“Microcosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosmos. Accessed 1 Jun. 2020.

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