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White, adj. and n. Black.

— Ambrose Bierce

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  1. Vote, v. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
  2. Year, n. A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.
  3. Virtues, n. pl. Certain abstentions.
  4. Youth, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following and seven cities compete for the honor of e…
  5. Un-American, adj. Wicked, intolerable, heathenish.
  6. Zeal, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl.
  7. Twice, adv. Once too often.
  8. Woman would be more charming if one could fall into her arms without falling into her hands.

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  • language
  • perception
  • color
  • duality
  • meaning
  • opposites

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