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Conclusion

The time has come to end our stroll through the Garden ofe-den, even though we have yet to taste many of its most succulent fruits, such as exponential splines [62]. However, I would like to conclude my p-e-an toe in a lighter vein.

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McCartin, B.J. e: The Master of All. The Mathematical Intelligencer 28, 10–21 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02987150

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