What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniv…

Mark Twain
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What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniversaries? Mere killing would be too light. ✨ Mark Twain (2015). Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend, p.41, St. Martin's Press
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What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniversaries? Mere killing would be too light. ✨ Mark Twain (2015). Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend, p.41, St. Martin's Press

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