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/ There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by  \
| ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his    |
| character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler |
| animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling       |
| complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt.               |
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\ -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"                               /
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