I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at once

Mark Twain
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I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at once - all is discovered.' They all left town immediately.
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I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at once - all is discovered.' They all left town immediately.

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