AUSTRALIA, n. A country lying in the South Sea, whose industrial and c…

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AUSTRALIA, n. A country lying in the South Sea, whose industrial and commercial development has been unspeakably retarded by an unfortunate dispute among geographers as to whether it is a continent or an island. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.16, 谷月社
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AUSTRALIA, n. A country lying in the South Sea, whose industrial and commercial development has been unspeakably retarded by an unfortunate dispute among geographers as to whether it is a continent or an island. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.16, 谷月社

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