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Ambrose Bierce Quotes: TELEPHONE n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
         

TELEPHONE n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.


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TELEPHONE n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
         



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