....try the mustard, - a man can't know what turnips are in perfection…

Mark Twain
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....try the mustard, - a man can't know what turnips are in perfection without mustard. ✨ Mark Twain, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays, p.990, GENERAL PRESS
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....try the mustard, - a man can't know what turnips are in perfection without mustard. ✨ Mark Twain, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays, p.990, GENERAL PRESS

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