I speak and speak but the listener retains only the words he is expecting. It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.

You will hear it for yourself, and it will surely fill you with wonder.
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Explore Hear Wonder Yourself
The militant Muslim is the person who beheads the infidel, while the moderate Muslim holds the feet of the victim.
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Feet Person Victim
Without stones there is no arch.
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Arch History One Liner Stone
The true sweetness of wine is one flavor.
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Flavor One Liner True Wine
One of these nuts is a meal for a man, both meat and drink.
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Alcohol Meal Meat
I have not told the half of what I saw.
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Explore One Liner Truth
My heart beats as much as I can breathe.
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Breath Heart One Liner
I speak and speak but the listener retains only the words he is expecting. It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.
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Command Expectation Listen Speak Story Voice Words
Here people was once used to be honourable: now they are all bad; they have kept one goodness: that they are greatest boozers.
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Bad Goodness Honor People
I did not write half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed
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Believe Explore See Writing

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