ðə ɡɹˈeɪt bˈʊks faʊndˈeɪʃən, ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə stˈeɪt ʌv ˌɪlənˈɔɪ ænd bˈeɪst ɪn ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ, ɪz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt, nˌɑːnpɹˈɑːfɪt ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən hˌuːz mˈɪʃən ɪz tə hˈɛlp pˈiːpəl θˈɪŋk ænd ʃˈɛɹ aɪdˈiəz.
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