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Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for ma

Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for man — who has no gills. – Ambrose Bierce

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Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones. – Ambrose Bierce

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