Only laughter can blow [a colossal humbug] to rags and atoms at a blas…

Mark Twain
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Only laughter can blow [a colossal humbug] to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. ✨ The Mysterious Stranger. Book by Mark Twain, 1916.
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