I'm sorry,' said the shopkeeper. 'I can't understand your ridiculous a…

Derek Landy
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I'm sorry,' said the shopkeeper. 'I can't understand your ridiculous accent.' 'My accent?' 'It is quite silly.' 'So you can't understand me?' 'Not a word.' 'Then how did you understand that?' 'I didn't.' ''You didn't understand what I just said?' 'That's right.' 'You understood that, though.' 'Not at all.' The American glowered.
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Found something?...No, sorry. I thought I had, but, no, it turned out to be, uh… more floor. ✨ Skulduggery Pleasant. Book by Derek Landy, April 3, 2007.
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