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They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital i

They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid. – Ambrose Bierce

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Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. – Ambrose Bierce

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