Armor is heavy, yet it is a proud burden, and a man standeth straight …

Mark Twain
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Armor is heavy, yet it is a proud burden, and a man standeth straight in it. ✨ Mark Twain (1979). A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, p.323, Univ of California Press
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Armor is heavy, yet it is a proud burden, and a man standeth straight in it. ✨ Mark Twain (1979). A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, p.323, Univ of California Press

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