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/ There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a   \
| rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you have read one of his books; 2, |
| to tell him you have read all of his books; 3, to ask him to let you read the |
| manuscript of his forthcoming book. No. 1 admits you to his respect; No. 2    |
| admits you to his admiration; No. 3 carries you clear into his heart.         |
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\ -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"                                 /
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