RATTLESNAKE, n. Our prostrate brother, Homo ventrambulans. ✨ Ambrose B…

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RATTLESNAKE, n. Our prostrate brother, Homo ventrambulans. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.175, 谷月社
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RATTLESNAKE, n. Our prostrate brother, Homo ventrambulans. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.175, 谷月社

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