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  1. 'I had the pleasure of meeting that young man at the Patriarch's Ponds. He almost drove me mad myself, proving to me that I don't exist. Bu…
  2. 'Yes, man is mortal, but that would be only half the trouble. The worst of it is that he's sometimes unexpectedly mortal - there's the tric…
  3. `Second freshness - that's what is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first - and it is also the last. And if sturgeon is of the s…
  4. 'Never ask for anything! Never for anything, and especially from those who are stronger than you. They'll make the offer themselves, and gi…
  5. 'Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in this world! May the liar's vile tongue be cut out!'
  6. 'Don't be afraid, Queen ... don't be afraid, Queen, the blood has long since gone into the earth. And where it was spilled, grapevines are …
  7. 'For some reason, cats are usually addressed familiarly, though no cat has ever drunk bruderschaft with anyone.'
  8. 'Unfortunately I cannot show it to you,' replied the master, 'because I burned it in my stove.' 'I'm sorry but I don't believe you,' said W…

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