The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can …

Mark Twain
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The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad. ✨ Mark Twain (2008). The Innocents Abroad, p.233, Velvet Element Books
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The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad. ✨ Mark Twain (2008). The Innocents Abroad, p.233, Velvet Element Books

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