LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding anoth…

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LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.2444, Delphi Classics
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LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.2444, Delphi Classics

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