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... don't trouble the cashier to cut the money . Cut yourselves ! ( sic ) – Ref . Order 1807. ' The mysterious and rather frightening words , ' Cut yourselves ' , had a simple explanation : the cashier was handed the money in large sheets ...
... don't trouble the cashier to cut the money . Cut yourselves ! ( sic ) – Ref . Order 1807. ' The mysterious and rather frightening words , ' Cut yourselves ' , had a simple explanation : the cashier was handed the money in large sheets ...
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... don't you eat the eggs , Babel ? ' ( She always called him by his surname . ) ' Don't you like them ? " " Thank you , I don't want them . ' ' Is that because you don't like your mother - in - law ? ' the old lady asked coyly , rolling ...
... don't you eat the eggs , Babel ? ' ( She always called him by his surname . ) ' Don't you like them ? " " Thank you , I don't want them . ' ' Is that because you don't like your mother - in - law ? ' the old lady asked coyly , rolling ...
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... Don't sleep , don't sleep ! ' he repeated insistently , and the yellow tuft on his head lit up like a feathered flame in the first rays of the sun . The sun , as it rose over the enormous spaces of the earth , looked much too large to ...
... Don't sleep , don't sleep ! ' he repeated insistently , and the yellow tuft on his head lit up like a feathered flame in the first rays of the sun . The sun , as it rose over the enormous spaces of the earth , looked much too large to ...
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