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The sober devil can hide his cloven hoof; but when the devil drinks he loses his cunning and grows honest.

Anthony Trollope

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All Brought Closeness Grievous Hope Human Man Mind Most Obdrver Sufficient Thing Understand
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Attain Could Equality Heaven
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Best God Provide Thankful Use
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Console Establish Generally Grievance Man Noting Perhaps Well
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Adequate Could Indeed Ladder Life Men might Perfection Picture True
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Come Easy Misfortune Necessary Success Very Unfortunate
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Clever Conscience Genius Good Great Many Minister One Prime Thing Want
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Love Suffer Those Courage
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Anything Do Government Knew never Want
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Big Different Exactly Eye Mind Near People Seen Small Thing
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Above All Else Enough Good never Think
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Apasmodiac Daily Dainty Hercules Labour Really Stone Task

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